Isomacrolobium explicans

Botanical Description

Isomacrolobium explicans can vary considerably, from a tall shrub that often adopts a climbing habit to a tree that can grow up to 33 metres tall, but is more likely to be less than 20 metres. The bole is often short and twisted; it is usually less than 60cm in diameter, though can be up to 100cm; and often has low buttresses[ 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. , 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/ , 736 Title Flora of West Tropical Africa Publication Author Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as an emergency food and is also a source of wood and tying materials.