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General Information

Beilschmiedia louisii can vary in habit from an evergreen shrub 6 - 8 metres tall to a large tree that can grow 35 - 50 metres tall[]. The straight, cylindrical bole is unbuttressed, it can be free of branches for up to 32 metres and 40 - 100cm in diameter[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and edible fruit, which are used locally.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo.

Habitat

Rainforest and gallery forest[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	25.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - used as a condiment[]. A cinnamon-like flavour[]. The smooth, shiny, brown fruit is an ellipsoid-oblong to ovoid berry, 20 - 45mm × 15 - 20mm, containing a single seed[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is brown, turning slightly greenish on exposure; it is clearly demarcated from the 5cm wide, pale yellow-brown sapwood[]. The grain is usually straight; texture fine. The wood saws easily but slowly; it works well with hand and machine tools, although there is a marked blunting effect on tools due to the presence of silica; it nails easily without splitting, and it holds nails well; it finishes well, polishes to a walnut-like sheen and glues well[]. The wood is only rarely attacked by termites and marine borers, and it is moderately resistant to fungi[]. The wood has an attractive appearance and is suitable for furniture, cabinet work, interior trim, joinery, construction, flooring, shipbuilding, vehicle bodies, railway sleepers, mine props, poles, piles, veneer and plywood[].

Propagation

Seed -

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