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General Information

Beilschmiedia diversiflora is an evergreen tree growing 15 - 27 metres tall. The cylindrical bole is straight and unbuttressed, it can be branchless for up to 15 metres and up to 60cm in diameter[].
The wood is gathered from the wild for mainly local use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo.

Habitat

Rain forest that can be periodically flooded[]. Mixed forest, mainly in humid lowland areas[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	20.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the humid, lowland tropics.
Plants can tolerate periodic inundation of the soil[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is red-brown; it is clearly demarcated from the yellowish sapwood. The grain is straight; texture fine to medium. The wood contains resin canals; it saws fairly well, but with some dulling effect on tools due to the presence of silica; it nails well and has good nail and screw holding properties; it works and finishes satisfactorily. The wood is resistant to fungi, termites and marine borers, but the sapwood is liable to attack by Lyctus beetles. The wood is suitable for construction, flooring, interior trim, joinery, turnery, furniture, cabinet work, shipbuilding, vehicle bodies, railway sleepers, poles, piles, mine props, veneer and plywood[].

Propagation

Seed -

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