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General Information

Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The usually straight, but sometimes sinuous, bole can be up to 80cm in diameter and free of branches for up to 16 metres, though it is sometimes branched near the base. It rarely has buttresses up to 75cm high[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
A general decline in the habitat type of this species has been caused by mining, logging and the establishment of commercial plantations. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Western tropical Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana

Habitat

Sometimes very abundant, in evergreen closed rain-forests and secondary jungle, from riversides in the plain to mountain crests and torrent-sides; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[].

Properties

Weed Potential	Yes
Conservation Status	Vulnerable
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	18.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is white to pinkish-red; it is not clearly differentiated from the sapwood. It saws well[]. Of poor quality but it is used locally in construction[, ]. Some suspicion must be place on this report, which also states that the plant is used in Nigeria under the common and misleading name 'African Pine'. However, the African Plant Database[] says that this species is not native to Nigeria, but is found further west from Ghana to Guinea[].

Propagation

Seed -

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