Burkea africana Hook.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Burkea Benth.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [106]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [14]
  
• Medicine [14] [121]
  
• Toxins [14]
  
• Wood [9] [107]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [106]
  • Benin [11]
  • Botswana [107]
  • Burkina [8]
  • Cameroon [111]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Guinea [11]
  • Ivory Coast [11]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mozambique [8]
  • Namibia-ISO [106]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [11]
  • South Africa [106]
  • Sudan [29]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Togo [11]
  • Uganda [106]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zambia [106]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:49:51