Brachystegia kennedyi Hoyle

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Brachystegia

Characteristics

A huge forest tree, to 174 ft. high and 221/2 ft. girth above buttresses at 16 ft. from the ground; with cylindrical bole
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Grey-brown bark smooth at first, later assured into large, flaking pieces, bright red when cut.
A tree.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 46.52
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Remnant patches of high forest; older regrowth forest; deciduous forest; widely distributed in evergreen, lowland rain-forest with rainfall at least 1,260mm.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the humid forest zone.
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Usage

Uses charcoal gum material tea wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Brachystegia kennedyi world distribution map, present in Nigeria

Conservation status

Brachystegia kennedyi threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482224-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213797
COL ID N252
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brachystegia kennedyi