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Erythrophleum africanum (Benth.)Harms

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HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Erythrophleum R.Br.

Erythrophleum africanum (Benth.)Harms [Accepted]
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [110]; Benin (N) [11]; Botswana (N) [107]
    Central African Rep. (N) [8]; Chad (N) [64]
    Gabon (N) [8]; Gambia The (N) [11]; Ghana (N) [11]
    Guinea (N) [11]; Guinea Bissau (N) [11]
    Ivory Coast (N) [11]; Mali (N) [11]; Mozambique (N) [107]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [106]; Nigeria (N) [11]
    Senegal (N) [106]; Sudan (N) [106]; Tanzania (N) [106]
    Togo (N) [11]; Zaire (N) [113]; Zambia (N) [106]
    Zimbabwe (N) [106]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guinea-Congolia/Zambezia regional transition zone; wooded grassland. [33]
    Sudanian woodland [33], Zambezian transition woodland [33]
    Zambezian woodland [33]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Wood [1785,28]; Medicine [1785,28,52]; Toxins [1785,28,52,14,52]

  
NOTES:
  Variable; see FTEA (ref.106) for discussion.


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

28.

   White,F., 1962
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

33.

   White,F., 1983
    The Vegetation of Africa
    The Vegetation of Africa

52.

   Verdcourt,B. & Trump,E.C., 1969
    Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa
    Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

106.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1967
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

107.

   Ross,J.H., 1982
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.

110.

   Torre,A.R.da & Hillcoat,D., 1958
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 2.Exell & Mendonca
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 2.Exell & Mendonca

111.

   Aubreville,A., 1965
    9.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora du Cameroun.Aubreville & Leroy
    9.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora du Cameroun.Aubreville & Leroy

113.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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