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General Information

Dactyladenia scabrifolia is a tree usually growing up to 20 metres tall, occasionally to 27 metres. The bole is usually straight, unbuttressed but slightly fluted, up to 50cm in diameter[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Central African Republic.

Habitat

An understorey tree of primary and old secondary rainforest, but also found in riverine forest and in abandoned farmland, at elevations up to 1,100 metres[].

Properties

Weed Potential	Yes
Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	15.00 m
Pollinators	Red ants
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Within its native range, the tree has been considered a weed in managed forests, and it has been poisoned[].
Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round[].

Edible Uses

Seed[]. The seed is reportedly edible[].

Medicinal

A leaf decoction is taken to treat dysentery[].

Other Uses

The heartwood is pale brown to reddish brown, sometimes with narrow darker streaks; it is not distinctly demarcated from the paler sapwood. The texture is moderately coarse. The wood is fairly heavy, hard and moderately durable. It wood is used locally for construction, planks and utensils such as rice pestles and mortars[].
The wood produces an excellent charcoal[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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