Fabaceae FAMILY
Baphia pubescens
Baphia pubescens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Baphia pubescens is a shrub or small tree, sometimes with a distinct bole, growing from 6 - 15 metres tall[ 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 is harvested from the wild for its timber and medicinal applications.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Guinea to the Congo.
HabitatMarshy or closed forests; sometimes common; half-deciduous forests and forests in the transitional zone to evergreen forests[ 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. ].