Fabaceae FAMILY

Dialium pachyphyllum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dialium pachyphyllum is a tree that can grow 8 - 20 metres tall. The straight bole can be free of branches for 5 - 15 metres, up to 70cm in diameter, sometimes with slightly pronounced buttresses[ 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 tree produces a very heavy, durable timber and is commonly harvested from the wild for trade.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

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

HabitatDense forests, on firm ground and in swamps[ 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. , 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/ ].