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General Information

Bikinia evrardii is an evergreen tree with a hemispherical crown; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 20 metres or more; up to 200 cm in diameter with feet or small buttresses up to 1 metre tall[].
The tree is a source of 'Andoung' timber and is often harvested from the wild for local use and trade.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - Gabon, Congo, DR Congo.

Habitat

A canopy tree, often found in the transition from periodically inundated riverine forest to evergreen hill-side forest; also in real dryland forest on top of hills; occasionally gregarious but mainly solitary; at elevations from 150 - 500 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	40.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Sapwood in fresh condition is whitish, drying to pale pinkish[].
The tree is a source of 'Andoung' timber. We do not have any more specific information on the wood of this species, but a general description of angoung wood is as follows:-
The heartwood is pink-brown to red-brown; it is not clearly demarcated from the 5 - 15cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain interlocked. The wood is light in weight; soft to moderately hard; not very durable, being susceptible to fungi, dry wood borers and termites. It seasons somewhat slowly, with a high risk of distortion and a slight risk of checking; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools, though the presence of interlocked grain can lead to tearing and there is a tendency to woolliness; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood is used in light construction, joinery, flooring, boxes and crates, furniture components; stairs, veneer etc[].

Propagation

Seed -

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