Angylocalyx braunii
Harms
Fabaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Angylocalyx braunii is a straggling tree usually growing 6 - 10.5 metres 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
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- 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 source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
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- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
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- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
Range
Eastern tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania
Habitat
Understorey of rain-forest; dry evergreen and riparian forest; at elevations up to 800 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
| Conservation Status | Vulnerable |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 8.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is hard, straight-grained. It is used for building poles, walking sticks, tool handles, spoons[
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The wood is used for fuel[
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Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
