Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Keayodendron bridelioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Keayodendron bridelioides is a tree growing up to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is up to to 75cm in diameter and can be unbranched for up to 22 metres[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo.

HabitatLowland rainforest[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. Prefers the drier zones such as the semi-deciduous areas of the lowland rain-forest[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].