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General Information

Lecomtedoxa klaineana is an evergreen tree with a hemispherical crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight and cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 25metres and up to 120cm in diameter; it often has braod and steep buttresses[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
This species has not been treated in the IUCN list of Threatened Species. However, it has a limited area of distribution and, although it may be locally dominant, it is in general uncommon. This makes it liable to genetic erosion and attention is needed to sufficiently protect this species[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon.

Habitat

A canopy tree in primary rainforest where it can be localy dominant[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	35.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The latex has been administered as a tonic to women after childbirth[].

Other Uses

A white latex is obtained from the stem. It has medicinal uses[].

The heartwood is reddish brown; it is distinctly demarcated from the whitish sapwood. The grain is fairly straight, texture fine. The wood is heavy, durable and resistant to fungi, dry-wood borers and termites. It dries slowly, with high shrinkage rates, and needs to be dried with care. The wood saws slowly, and has a moderate blunting effect on saws and other tools, although silica is absent. The latex may gum up sawteeth and tool edges. It planes fairly easily with a smooth finish and takes a good polish; it tends to split on nailing and pre-boring is needed; gluing properties are satisfactory. The wood can be used for sliced veneer, but rotary peeling is difficult. It is . It is resistant to impregnation with preservatives. The wood is used for carpentry. It is suitable for heavy construction, heavy flooring, ship and boat building, vehicle bodies, furniture, sliced veneer, interior trim, joinery, railway sleepers, poles, mine props and toys and novelties[].

Propagation

Seed -

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