Fabaceae FAMILY

Cynometra pedicellata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cynometra pedicellata is an evergreen tree usually growing 12 - 20 metres tall, occasionally reaching 30 metres. The bole can be 40 - 100cm in diameter and free of branches for 10 - 20 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Congo, DR Congo, Angola

HabitatRiverine and swampy forest formations; also in forest on firm ground; rocky banks of streams; at elevations up to 750 metres[ 28 Title Plants for Shade. Publication Author Knight. F. P. Publisher Royal Horticultural Society. Year 1980 ISBN 0-900629-78-9 Description A small but informative booklet listing plants that can be grown in shady positions with a few cultivation details. ].