Aidia micrantha
(K.Schum.) Bullock ex F.White
Rubiaceae
Pauridiantha bilocularis Bremek.
Randia acarophyta De Wild.
Randia congestiflora K.Krause
Randia congolana De Wild. & T.Durand
Randia lucidula Hiern
Randia micrantha K.Schum.
Randia msonju K.Krause
Randia sphaerocoryne K.Schum.
Urophyllum biloculare R.D.Good
Common Name:
General Information
Aidia micrantha is a shrub or a much-branched tree; it usually grows 1.8 - 9 metres tall, occasionally reaching 14 metres. The bole branches from low down[
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is planted in villages for amenity use and bee forage[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Tropical Africa - Cameroon through Central African Republic, DR Congo to Uganda, south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Habitat
Dry evergreen forest and rain forest, often in evergreen Parinari thicket; seasonally flooded gallery forest and other fringing vegetation; at elevations from 320 - 1,800 metres[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 7.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is used for poles, bows, tool handles and spoons[
].
The wood is used for fuel[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
