Afzelia bella Harms

Pretty afzelia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Afzelia

Characteristics

A tall tree. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. The fruit is a pod with red to orange seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 16.5 - 27.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Secondary wooded formations; firm-ground forests; more rare in flooded or gallery forests; (var. bella) in understorey of forest; at elevations up to 800 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests on river banks.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seeds are used as a spice or condiment. The leaves are fermented as a leafy vegetable.
Uses environmental use food gene source material medicinal spice wood
Edible fruits leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be budded.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Afzelia bella world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Afzelia bella threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473049-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211757
COL ID 65JJ2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Afzelia bella Pahudia microcarpa Pahudia bella Afzelia microcarpa Afzelia bella var. glabra