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Pericopsis laxiflora

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Filed as Pericopsis laxiflora (Benth.) Meeuwen [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Type of Ormosia laxiflora Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Type of Ormosia laxiflora Benth. ex Baker [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Type of Ormosia laxiflora Benth. ex Baker [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Type of Ormosia laxiflora Benth. ex Baker [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Type of Ormosia laxiflora Benth. ex Baker [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
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Name

Identification
Pericopsis laxiflora (Benth.) Meeuwen [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by A. Fournier, 1986
Related name
  • Afrormosia laxiflora
  • Ormosia laxiflora
  • Pericopsis laxiflora
Common name
  • tikukuli kidigen (K&A) tikulu kuli (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bu kétèk (Aub.; JB) bu kukulé (JB) bu pokotin (JB; K&A) ka pukul (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ga-ndyálungà (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • satin wood; false dalbergia; afrormosia., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • a noko (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bukukula (K&A) bukukulé (K&A) kukulabu (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Information

Entry for Pericopsis laxiflora (Benth.) Van Meeuwen [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
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 3
Names
Pericopsis laxiflora (Benth.) Van Meeuwen [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Afrormosia laxiflora (Benth.) Harms [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Common names
English satin wood; false dalbergia; afrormosia. SENEGAL: BANYUN tikukuli kidigen (K&A) tikulu kuli (JB; K&A) BEDIK ga-ndyálungà (FG&G) DIOLA bu kétèk (Aub.; JB) bu kukulé (JB) bu pokotin (JB; K&A) ka pukul (JB) DIOLA (Fogny) bukukula (K&A) bukukulé (K&A) kukulabu (K&A) DIOLA-FLUP a noko
Uses
(root, wood) Drink: alcoholic, stimulant (root, seed) Medicines: generally healing (bark, leaf) Medicines: pain-killers (root, leaf) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. (leaf) Medicines: eye treatments (leaf) Medicines: oral treatments (bark) Medicines: stomach troubles (bark) Medicines: skin, mucosae (root) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (root) Medicines: diarrhoea, dysentery (root) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (bark, leaf) Medicines: venereal diseases (root, leaf) Medicines: fabrifuges (bark) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (bark, leafy twig, root) Medicines: antidotes (venomous stings, bites, etc.) (bark) Medicines: paralysis, epilepsy, convulsions, spasm (bark) Medicines: insanity (bark) Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (bark) Phytochemistry: rodenticides, mammal and bird poisons (root) Phytochemistry: arrow-poisons (dark coloured wood) Phytochemistry: miscellaneously poisonous or repellent (bark, root, leaf) Phytochemistry: alkaloids (foliage) Agri-horticulture: fodder (timber) Products: building materials (leaf) Products: beehives (timber) Products: carpentry and related applications (wood) Products: farming, forestry, hunting and fishing apparatus (wood) Products: fuel and lighting (bark) Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Products
english: Satinwoodenglish: False dalbergiaenglish: Dalbergia, Falseenglish: Afrormosia
Description
A small to medium-sized tree 2–12 m tall, bole rarely straight, reaching to 25 cm diameter, bearing crooked, drooping branches forming a dishevelled crown; one of the commonest trees of the savanna woodland and fringing forest, and also in dry dense fores
References
References (* as Afrormosia laxiflora (Benth.) Harms):1. Adam, 1966,a. 2. Aubréville, 1950: 306–9*. 3. Aubréville, 1959: 1: 344*. 4. Berhaut, 1976: 46–49*. 5. Bevan & Ogan, 1964*. 6. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 135–7. 7. Broun & Massey, 1929: 208*. 8. Burtt D
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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