Meliaceae FAMILY

Trichilia gilgiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The wood dust may cause irritation to the respiratory tracts and skin in wood workers[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Trichilia gilgiana is a medium-sized, evergreen tree with a strongly branched, spreading crown; usually growing 10 - 20 metres tall, but with some specimens to 30 metres. The bole is sometimes fluted, though it is usually cylindrical, 20 - 40cm in diameter, exceptionally to 100cm[ 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/ ]. The bole can be unbranched for about 60% of the height of the tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and for its timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Nigeria to DR Congo, south to northern Angola.

HabitatRainforest[ 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/ ]. Lowland evergreen and semi-deciduous secondary forest, often in the understorey, at elevations up to 950 metres[ 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. ].