Fabaceae FAMILY

Prioria mannii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The sawdust can cause irritation to sawmill workers[ 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ].

Botanical Description

Prioria mannii is an evergreen tree, often with a large, intricate crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be up to 70cm in diameter[ 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. , 898 Title A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3 Author Breteler F.J. Publisher Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Year 1999 ISBN 90-5782-045-5 Description A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon.

HabitatForest; freshwater swamps; behind the mangrove swamps; river banks; at elevations up to 200 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. , 898 Title A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3 Author Breteler F.J. Publisher Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Year 1999 ISBN 90-5782-045-5 Description A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria. ].