Magnistipula butayei
De Wild.
Chrysobalanaceae
Hirtella bangweolensis (R.E.Fr.) Greenway
Hirtella butayei (De Wild.) Brenan
Hirtella katangensis Hauman
Hirtella montana Hauman
Hirtella sapinii greenwayi Brenan
Hirtella tisserantii (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Magnistipula bangweolensis (R.E.Fr.) R.A.Graham
Magnistipula katangensis (Hauman) Mendes
Magnistipula youngii Mendes
Parinari bangweolensis R.E.Fr.
Parinari sargosii Pellegr.
Parinari tisserantii Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Common Name:
General Information
Magnistipula butayei is an evergreen tree with a rounded crown; usually growing 15 - 30 metres tall, but with reports of some specimens reaching 45 metres. The irregular bole is fluted, it can be 100cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 15 metres[
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.
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
735- Title
- Chrysobalanaceae Part 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 19: 1-268
- Publication
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- Author
- Prance G.T.; Sothers C.A.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Australian Biological Resources Study; Canberra.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 0 642 56833 2
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded as a PDF file from the Internet.
Range
Tropical Africa - Liberia to Central African Republic, DR Congo and Tanzania, south to Angola, Malawi and Zambia.
Habitat
Submontane forests[
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A very variable species, with nine subspecies recognized[
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.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are crushed and the powder is applied on babies' umbilical cords as a disinfectant[
].
Agroforestry Uses:
The flowers are an important bee forage within the plants native range[
].
Other Uses
The wood is used as a timber and to make wooden spoons and mortars[
].
The wood is used for fuel and to make charcoal[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
