Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guillemin & Perrottet)Brenan

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Erythrophleum R.Br.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [106]

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Other names:

• Erythrophleum guineense G.Don [Synonym] [106]
  

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Common Names:

• Ordeal Tree [28]
  
• Red Water Tree [1902]
  
• Sasswood [1902]
  

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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] [42]
  
• Medicine [52] [14]
  
• Toxins [14] [42] [52]
  
• Wood [113] [9] [42] [14]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Cameroon [11]
  • Central African Rep. [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Gambia The [106]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Guinea [11]
  • Guinea Bissau [11]
  • Ivory Coast [11]
  • Kenya [106]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mozambique [106]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [106]
  • Sierra Leone [11] [106]
  • Sudan [106]
  • Tanzania [106]
  • Togo [11]
  • Uganda [106]
  • Zaire [113]
  • Zambia [106]
  • Zimbabwe [106]

• Asia
  • Sri Lanka [8]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:51:37