Soyauxia velutina
Hutch. & Dalziel
Peridiscaceae
This species is very closely related to Soyauxia floribunda.
Common Name:
General Information
Soyauxia velutina is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow from 3 - 11 metres tall. The bole can be 10cm in diameter. The plant sometimes adopts a more climbing habit[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is likely to be used locally as a source of wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
West tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to Nigeria; Gabon.
Habitat
Evergreen rain-forest, valley bottoms, often by water[
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 | 8.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
Just as with the closely related Soyauxia grandifolia, the twigs of this species are probably used as chew sticks to clean the teeth and maintain dental hygiene[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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The heart-wood is reddish; it is clearly demarcated from the white sap-wood. The wood is hard[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
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- 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/
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
