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General Information

Aphanocalyx microphyllus is a tree with a hemispherical or irregular crown; it can grow from 7 - 45 metres tall. The bole is often contorted, but sometimes cylindrical, it can be free of branches for up to 15 metres and 10 - 100cm in diameter; the bases of large trees are often with rather thin, sometimes branching, buttresses or plank roots (or even stilt roots?), these can be up to 2 (-6) metres high and 3 (-8) metres wide[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - ?Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

Habitat

Dense primary and older secondary, evergreen rain or semi-deciduous forest, sometimes to the forest edge; swampy to riverine rain forest; in savannah areas also in gallery forest; most common in sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,400 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	35.00 m
Pollinators	Bees, Butterflies, Beetles, Sunbirds
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is a pale red-brown; the sapwood whitish to creamy, in dry condition creamy to pale brown or pale violet-brown[]. The wood has been used for house-construction, axe-handles, carpentry, 'menuiserie' and railway sleepers[].

Propagation

Seed -

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