Guibourtia ehie (A.Chev.) J.Léonard

Ovangkol (en), Amazoué (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Guibourtia

Characteristics

A tree that loses its leaves. It grows 45 m high. The trunk is straight and cylinder shaped. It has buttresses 4 m wide and 1 m high. The leaves are in pair and are papery. They are 6-14 cm long and they are half moon shaped. The flowers are white and have a scent. They are crowded in short spikes. These form a panicle 20 cm long. The fruit are pods that are flat and papery. They are 4-6 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. They are rounded at the tip and wedge shaped at the base. They contain one flat seed.
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Forest tree, to 150 ft. high
Buttresses and straight bole
Flowers white, scented.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 45.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Different forest types, from closed rainforest to drier semi-deciduous forest, at elevations from 500-700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest in West Africa. It grows in shade.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food fuel gene source material wood
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Guibourtia ehie world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Guibourtia ehie threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:497154-1
WFO ID wfo-0000168434
COL ID 3HKMZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Guibourtia ehie Copaifera ehie