Brachystegia leonensis Hutch. & Burtt Davy

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Brachystegia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 35.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An emergent tree growing on ridges and in valleys near water of evergreen rain-forest; sometimes locally abundant; upper rocky hill slopes; open woodlands; at elevations from 200-500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Brachystegia leonensis world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Brachystegia leonensis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482228-1
WFO ID wfo-0001057425
COL ID N255
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brachystegia leonensis