Anopyxis klaineana
(Pierre) Engl.
Rhizophoraceae
Anopyxis ealaensis (De Wild.) Sprague
Anopyxis occidentalis (A.Chev.) A.Chev
Macarisia klaineana Pierre
Pynaertia ealaensis De Wild.
Pynaertia occidentalis A.Chev.
Common Name:
General Information
Anopyxis klaineana is a tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for up to 20 metres, it is up to 120cm in diameter, sometimes with tall, narrow buttresses[
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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332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded internationally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo and Uganda, south to northern Angola.
Habitat
Riverine, gallery and rain-forest; at elevations from 200 - 500 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
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 40.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is light brown with pink or ochre shades; it is not clearly demarcated from the sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight, sometimes wavy. The wood is heavy; moderately hard to hard; moderately durable, being resistant to termites but susceptible to fungi and dry wood borers. It is slow to season, with a high risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. The wood works well with powered tools, but stellite-tipped and tungsten carbide tools are recommended; nailing and screwing are good, but pre-boring is necessary; gluing is correct for interior purposes. It is used for purposes such as industrial flooring, heavy carpentry, interior panelling and joinery, turnery and sliced veneer[
848- Title
- Tropix 7
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
- Publisher
- CIRAD
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
].
The wood is much used for fuel[
484- Title
- West African Forests and Forestry
- Publication
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- Author
- Unwin A.H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin Ltd.; London
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
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- Description
- Quite extensive information on some of the trees of West Africa. The book can be downloaded from the Internet
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
