Fabaceae FAMILY

Bikinia coriacea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bikinia coriacea is a tree with a broad, hemispherical crown; it can grow up to 53 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 26 metres or more, up to 100cm in diameter with buttersses up to 2 metres high[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The tree is a source of 'Andoung' timber and is often harvested from the wild for local use and trade.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Gabon.

HabitatAn emergent tree in evergreen rain forest, growing in areas not subject to inundation; at elevations up to 300 metres. Usually solitary, in a few places the tree grows in large stands[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ].