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General Information

Didelotia letouzeyi is a tree; it can grow 25 - 40 metres tall, The bole can be free of branches for up to two thirds of its height, and up to 100cm in diameter[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally and also traded.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, western Congo.

Habitat

Rain-forests; not rare but isolated specimens only, never gregarious; moist depressions in forest; rarely in small open groups to 50 trees; at elevations up to 200 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	32.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is pink-orangey to yellow, sometimes with greenish-brown veins, it is clearly demarcated from the 5 - 10cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain interlocked; there is a strong odour from unseasoned wood. The wood is light to moderately heavy, soft to moderately hard; it is somewhat durable, being resistant to dry wood borers, a little resistant to fungi and susceptible to termites. It seasons normally with only a slight risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools, though these need to be kept very sharp in order to obtain a good finish on interlocked grains; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood has a range of uses, including for light carpentry, furniture, boxes and crates, joinery, interior panelling, formwork and veneer[].

Propagation

Seed -

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