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Anopyxis ealaensis

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Name

Identification
Anopyxis ealaensis (De Wild.) Sprague [family RHIZOPHORACEAE ]
Related name
  • Anopyxis ealaensis
Common name
  • wei-kpo (AGV) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • u-weng (GK; AGV) (LIBERIA, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kpoe (C; C&R) (LIBERIA, KRU-BASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • goe (GK) (LIBERIA, GUERE (Krahn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • gokaŋ (S&F) kulenerε (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • white oak; bodica, bodioa (Liberia, Ivory (Coast); kokoti (Liberia, Ghana)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kasa (IVORY COAST, ABURE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kpσmu (def. -i) (auctt.) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • pobéroïe (A Chev.) poléroi (Aub.; RS) (IVORY COAST, ABE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • white oak., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Information

Entry for Anopyxis klaineana (Pierre) Engl. [family RHIZOPHORACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Anopyxis ealaensis Sprague. [family RHIZOPHORACEAE]
Anopyxis klaineana (Pierre) Engl. [family RHIZOPHORACEAE]
Common names
English white oak. Trade white oak; bodica, bodioa (Liberia, Ivory (Coast); kokoti (Liberia, Ghana). SIERRA LEONE: KORANKO gokaŋ (S&F) kulenerε (S&F) MENDE kpσmu (def. -i) (auctt.) LIBERIA: DAN u-weng (GK; AGV) KRU-BASA kpoe (C; C&R) GUERE (Krahn) goe (GK) MANO wei-kpo (AGV) IVORY COAST: ABE pobéroïe (A Chev.) poléroi (Aub.; RS) ABURE kasa
Uses
(root) Medicines: generally healing (bark) Medicines: pain-killers (bark) Medicines: pulmonary troubles (bark) Medicines: stomach troubles (bark) Medicines: kidneys, diuretics (bark, leaf) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (bark) Medicines: venereal diseases (bark) Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (timber) Products: building materials (wood) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. (timber) Products: carpentry and related applications (wood) Products: fuel and lighting
Products
trade: Bodicaenglish: White oaktrade: White oakenglish: Oak, whitetrade: Bodioatrade: Kokoti
Description
A dominant tree to 50 m high, bole straight, cylindrical to 3 m girth, unbuttressed, and clear up to 30 m before branching; of the evergreen and deciduous forest; from Sierra Leone to S Nigeria, and on into Zaïre.Sap-wood is yellowish, and heart-wood yell
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1990: 6, 78, 91, 98, 183, 202. 2. Aubréville, 1959: 3: 54. 3. Bouquet, 1969: 203. 4. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 145. 5. Burtt-Davy & Hoyle, 1937: 101, as A. ealaensis Sprague. 6. Cooper & Record, 1931: 36–37, as A. ealaensis Sprague. 7.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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