Erythrophleum africanum (Benth.)Harms

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Erythrophleum R.Br.
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:

• Medicine [52]
  
• Toxins [14] [52]
  
• Wood [28]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [110]
  • Benin [11]
  • Botswana [107]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Gabon [8]
  • Gambia The [11]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Guinea [11]
  • Guinea Bissau [11]
  • Ivory Coast [11]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mozambique [107]
  • Namibia-ISO [106]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [106]
  • Sudan [106]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Togo [11]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zambia [106]
  • Zimbabwe [106]

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Notes:

• Variable; see FTEA (ref.106) for discussion.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:51:35