Fabaceae FAMILY

Bikinia durandii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bikinia durandii is an evergreen tree with a usually narrow and irregular crown; it can grow up to about 60 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for about 30 metres, up to 130cm in diameter with small or rather braod buttresses up to 2.5 metres high and radiating several meters from the tree[ 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 a source of 'Andoung' timber and is often harvested from the wild for local use and trade.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Gabon.

HabitatA canopy tree of evergreen rain-forest, growing in areas not subject to inundation; usually growing in groups of about 10 mature trees; at elevations from 180 - 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. ].