Fabaceae FAMILY

Bikinia congensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bikinia congensis is a tree with a hemispherical crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 10 metres, up to 100cm in diameter with small buttresses up to 100cm high[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - western Congo, western DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatEvergreen rain-forest, both in areas subject to inundation and areas free from inundation; gregarious; probably at elevations from 200 - 600 metres[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ].