Fabaceae FAMILY

Daniellia pilosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Daniellia pilosa is a deciduous tree that can grow around 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 150cm in diameter[ 1361 Title Taxonomic Revision of Daniellia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) Publication Systematic Botany (2010), 35(2): pp. 296-324 Author Manuel de la Estrella, Carlos Aedo, Barbara Mackinder, and M Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its timber and gum, the timber is also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Gabon, Congo, DR Congo

HabitatPrimary forests; at elevations from 20 - 600 metres[ 1361 Title Taxonomic Revision of Daniellia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) Publication Systematic Botany (2010), 35(2): pp. 296-324 Author Manuel de la Estrella, Carlos Aedo, Barbara Mackinder, and M Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ].