This species is closely related to the Asian species Holoptelea integrifolia[].

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General Information

Holoptelea grandis is a deciduous tree that can grow 12 - 50 metres tall. The slender bole is slightly irregular-sinuous, somewht crooked, up to 100cm in diameter with 5 - 6 buttresses 1.5 - 2 metres high and 1 - 1.5 metres wide[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The wood is sometimes traded.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - Guinea and Liberia, west to southern Sudan, south to northern Angola and Uganda.

Habitat

Rain-forest; drier deciduous and riverine forests; Terminalia forest; patches of rain-forest in the savannah zone; clearings near rain-forest; often on riversides; at elevations from 229 - 1,200 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Deciduous Tree
Height	30.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The bark is vermifuge[].

The bark and root are used to treat arthritis and rheumatism[].

The seed is laxative[].

The leaves are used to treat dropsy, oedema, swellings and gout[].

Other Uses

The heartwood is creamy-white to a light yellow; it is not demarcated from the sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight or interlocked. The wood is light to moderately heavy, soft to moderately hard; not very durable, being susceptible to fungi and dry wood borers but with some resistance to termites. The wood seasons normally, with only a slight risk of distortion but a high risk of checking; once dry it is moderately stable in service, It usually works well with ordinary tools, though there can be difficulties cause by interlocked grain; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood is used for purposes such as high class furniture, cabinet making, turnery, flooring, light carpentry, interior joinery, boxes and crates, veneer etc[].

Propagation

Seed -

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