Didelotia brevipaniculata
J.Léonard
Fabaceae
Toubaouate brevipaniculata (J.Léonard) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Common Name:
General Information
Didelotia brevipaniculata is an evergreen tree; it can grow from 14 - 20 metres tall, with some repots of trees more than 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to two thirds of its height, uo to 100 - 150cm in diameter, generally with 3 - 6 buttresses that are up to 100cm high, 10 - 30cm wide. The higher the tree, the more slender the bole[
316- Title
- Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
- Publication
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- Author
- Chudnoff. Martin.
- Publisher
- USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
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328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally and also traded.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
West tropical Africa - Guinea, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, southern Nigeria, west Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon.
Habitat
Old secondary forest; lowland rain-forest; by scattered stands[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
]
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 17.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is pink-orangey to yellow, sometimes with greenish-brown veins, it is clearly demarcated from the 5 - 10cm wide band of white to faintly pink sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain interlocked; there is a strong odour from unseasoned wood. The wood is light to moderately heavy, soft to moderately hard; it is somewhat durable, being resistant to dry wood borers, a little resistant to fungi and susceptible to termites. It seasons normally with only a slight risk of checking or distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It can be worked with ordinary tools, though these need to be kept very sharp in order to obtain a good finish on interlocked grains; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood has a range of uses, including for light carpentry, furniture, boxes and crates, joinery, interior panelling, formwork and veneer[
316- Title
- Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chudnoff. Martin.
- Publisher
- USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
,
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
,
848- Title
- Tropix 7
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
- Publisher
- CIRAD
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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