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General Information

Amphimas ferrugineus is a deciduous tree with a hemispherical crown; it can grow up to 45 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is up to 150cm in diameter, it can be branchless for up to 25 metres and has thick buttresses[].
The wood is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and is also occasionally traded internationally.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - south-western Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, western DR Congo and northern Angola.

Habitat

Dense evergreen forest at elevations up to 500 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Deciduous Tree
Height	35.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the bark is used as a treatment for dysmenorrhoea, blennorrhoea and as an antidote to poison[].
The pulp of the: bark is applied to mumps[].

Other Uses

The heartwood is yellowish brown, often with whitish markings that darken with age; it is more or less distinctly demarcated from the 5 - 8 cm wide band of yellow-white to pale brown sapwood. The grain is usually straight, sometimes wavy, texture moderately coarse. The wood has a coarse silver figure. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard; moderately durable to non-durable, being susceptible to dry-wood borer and marine borer attack, but often moderately resistant to fungal and termite attacks. It seasons slowly with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is moderately to poorly stable in service. It saws and works well with standard equipment, and can be planed to a smooth surface, but with some dulling effect on cutting edges. The nailing and screwing properties are good, with satisfactory holding properties, but pre-boring is often needed. The gluing, staining and painting properties are satisfactory. The wood is suitable for sliced veneer and plywood production[]. The wood is used for interior construction, carpentry, flooring, planks, interior trim, joinery, furniture, frames, crates, boxes, toys, novelties, veneer and plywood[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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