Isoberlinia angolensis
(Welw. ex Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan
Fabaceae
Berlinia angolensis Welw. ex Benth.
Berlinia densiflora Baker
Berlinia niembaensis De Wild.
Berlinia stolzii Harms
Isoberlinia densiflora (Baker) Milne-Redh.
Isoberlinia niembaensis (De Wild.) P.A.Duvign.
Common Name:
General Information
Isoberlinia angolensis is a deciduous shrub or a tree with a spreading, rounded crown; it usually grows 1 - 12 metres tall, occasionally reaching 20 metres. The bole can be free of branches for 5 - 7 metres in larger trees and around 50 - 100cm in diameter. The plant is also sometimes found as a shrub no more than 20 - 40cm tall[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - southern Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Habitat
Deciduous woodland, sometimes dominant or co-dominant; open forests; gravelly, lateritic or muddy soils; often gregarious; at elevations from 600 - 2,100 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 8.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bark is used to treat coughs, wounds and snake bites[
1126- Title
- A Survey of Medicinal Plants in Tabora Region, Tanzania
- Publication
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- Author
- Ruffo C.K.
- Publisher
- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Lushoto Tanzania
- Year
- 1991
- ISBN
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- Description
- Brief details of the medicinal uses of around 125 species of plants
].
Other Uses
A reddish, resinous exudate flows from areas of damage to the trunk and stems. No uses are recorded for it[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
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- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
]
The pinkish, open-grained, non-durable wood is used for small carpentry etc[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
].
The wood is used for fuel[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
]
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
