Fabaceae FAMILY

Gilbertiodendron dewevrei

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gilbertiodendron dewevrei is an evergreen tree with a dense crown; it can grow from 25 - 45 metres tall. ; The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 5 - 22 metres and 50 - 200cm in diameter; it is free of buttresses but slightly thickened at the base[ 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. , 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. ]. The wood is traded internetionally, but only in small quantities[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatSandy soils; in nearly pure stands; very common here and there on firm ground; more sporadic in riverine forest formations, periodically flooded or swampy; muhulu; in stands in tropophyllous forests; at elevations up to 750 metres[ 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. ].