Fabaceae FAMILY

Guibourtia pellegriniana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guibourtia pellegriniana is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 40cm in diameter, sometimes grooved at the base, and with 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 is harvested from the wild for its high quality wood, which is often exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, western DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatSometimes abundant in forests with Berlinia tomentosa, Saccoglottis gabonensis[ 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. ].