Prioria msoo
(Harms) Breteler
Fabaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Prioria msoo is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 300cm in diameter[
898- Title
- A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa
- Publication
- Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3
- Author
- Breteler F.J.
- Publisher
- Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 90-5782-045-5
- Description
- A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is sometimes planted for utility purposes to provide shade[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
898- Title
- A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa
- Publication
- Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3
- Author
- Breteler F.J.
- Publisher
- Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 90-5782-045-5
- Description
- A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria.
Range
Eastern Tropical Africa - southern Kenya, Tanzania
Habitat
Evergreen forests; at elevations up to 1,260 metres[
898- Title
- A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa
- Publication
- Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3
- Author
- Breteler F.J.
- Publisher
- Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 90-5782-045-5
- Description
- A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria.
].
Properties
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 35.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Agroforestry Uses:
The flowers are a good forage for bees[
].
Other Uses
The red wood is light, surprisingly soft, easy to cut and split, and somewhat resinous[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
]. The wood is used as timber for general utility and for building houses, canoes, plywood, tool handles, spoons, grain mortars, water pots and carvings[
]..
Propagation
Seed -
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