Fabaceae FAMILY

Chidlowia sanguinea

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chidlowia sanguinea is a deciduous tree, usually growing up to 25 metres tall, occasionally to 30 metres. The bole, which is often twisted, crooked, fluted and low-branching, is up to 80cm in diameter, occasionally 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. ]. It has many adventitious stems and occasionally has steep 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. ]. The tree possibly has edible seeds and a wood that is occasionally used locally. It is sometimes harvested from the wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire.

HabitatEvergreen and moist semideciduous forest, where it can be dominant[ 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. , 1309 Title The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation Publication Author Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. Publisher University of Wisconsin Year 1981 ISBN 0-333-32221-5 Description An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus. ]. It is usually found in the middle storey of primary forest, but occasionally also in secondary forest and gallery forest[ 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. ].