Chloroxylon faho

Botanical Description

Chloroxylon faho is a deciduous tree, usually growing up to 15 metres tall, but some specimens can reach 25 metres. The straight bole can be free of branches for up to 7 metres, occasionally to 15 metres, it can be 45 - 70cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree produces an excellent quality timber. It is harvested from the wild and only used locally.