Anthonotha lamprophylla
(Harms) J.Léonard
Fabaceae
Macrolobium lamprophyllum Harms
Common Name:
General Information
Anthonotha lamprophylla is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow 10 - 12 metres tall. The crooked bole can be 30 - 80cm in diameter[
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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1318- Title
- Revision of the African genus Anthonotha (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae)
- Publication
- Plant Ecology and Evolution 143(1): 70-99, 2010
- Author
- Frans J. Breteler
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- doi:10.5091/plece
- Description
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Range
West tropical Africa - Cameroon, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Habitat
Locally abundant in forests[
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.
]. Tropical lowland rain forest at elevations up to 700 metres[
1318- Title
- Revision of the African genus Anthonotha (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae)
- Publication
- Plant Ecology and Evolution 143(1): 70-99, 2010
- Author
- Frans J. Breteler
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- doi:10.5091/plece
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The light-brown wood is hard. It is not used commercially[
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/
].
We have no further specific information, but trees in this genus generally hace a tough, hard wood that is suitable for local construction purposes[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
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- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
