Pteleopsis hylodendron
Mildbr.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
A tree. It grows 25-40 m tall. The trunk can be 80 cm across. The lowest branches can be 19 m above the ground.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest up to 1,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Congo R, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, West Africa,
Cultivation
The tree resembles Terminalia ivorensis, with which it is sometimes confused.
Other Uses
The heartwood is yellow-brown to greenish grey; it is not clearly demarcated from the 7 - 10cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is fine, the grain straight or interlocked, somewhat irregular. The wood is heavy; hard; durable, being resistant to fungi, dry wood borers and termites. It seasons slowly, with only a slight risk of checking, but a high risk of distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. The wood works well, but stellite-tipped and tungsten carbide tools are recommended because of the interlocked grain; nailing and screwing are good but require pre-boring; gluing is correct. The wood can be used in construction, railway sleepers, flooring, joinery, panelling etc.
References (1)
- Nkeoua, G. & Boundzanga, G. C., 1999, Donnees sur les produits forestieres non ligneux en Republique du Congo. FAO. p 35
