Anthonotha fragrans
(Baker f.) Exell & Hillc.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest. It suits humid locations. It grows between sea level and 800 m altitude.
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 20-40 m high. The trunk is straight. It is 60-130 cm across. There are sometimes buttresses at the base. The crown is dense and rusty brown. The leaves have leaflets in pairs along the stalk. The leaves have rusty brown hairs underneath. The fruit is a large pod with ridges across it.
Other Uses
When cut, the sapwood exudes a whitish to cream-coloured watery gum. A white latex exudes from the cut sapwood. The wood is not very hard; there is no sharp division between sapwood and heartwood. The wood contains tangential layers of gum ducts, exuding a sticky, light brown or creamy gum. The wood is attacked by borers immediately after felling. We have no further specific information, but trees in this genus generally hace a tough, hard wood that is suitable for local construction purposes.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Anthonotha fragrans is a medium to large sized tree commonly found in the rainforest environments of West and Central Africa; it belongs to the Fabaceae family. Its sapwood exudes a white to creamy exudate.
Notes
Caesalpinaceae
Names & Synonyms
Duanguli, Duasane, Kibakoko
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, Vol 3
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www;ildis.org/Legume/Web
