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Zanthoxylum gilletii

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Identification
Fagara melanorhachis Hoyle [family RUTACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Zanthoxylum gilletii (De Wild.) P.G.Waterman [family RUTACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Zanthoxylum gilletii
  • Fagara gilletii
  • Zanthoxylum amaniensis
  • Zanthoxylum macrophyllum
  • Fagara tessmannii
  • Fagara melanorhachis
Common name
  • fu (def. -i) (FCD; S&F) maku (def. -i) (FCD; S&F) sonli (Cole) so-wulo (def. -wuli) = Bundu devil’s tree (auctt.) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bahe, mafu, olondu, olouvogo (Kunkel), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • geng-iri (RS) (GUINEA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bakio (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kengené (RS) (GUINEA, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kpaikinε (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • African satinwood (Savill & Fox)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • wea (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Information

Entry for Zanthoxylum gilletii (De Wild.) Waterm. [family RUTACEAE]
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
Fagara macrophylla Engl. [family RUTACEAE]
Zanthoxylum gilletii (De Wild.) Waterm. [family RUTACEAE]
Common names
English African satinwood (Savill & Fox). Trade bahe, mafu, olondu, olouvogo (Kunkel) GUINEA: KONO kengené (RS) MANO geng-iri (RS) SIERRA LEONE: KISSI bakio (S&F) KONO kpaikinε (FCD; S&F) KORANKO wea (S&F) MENDE fu (def. -i) (FCD; S&F) maku (def. -i) (FCD; S&F) sonli (Cole) so-wulo (def. -wuli) = Bundu devil’s tree (auctt.)
Uses
(young shoot) Food: sauces, condiments, spices, flavourings (root) Medicines: blood disorders (bark) Medicines: pain-killers (bark) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. (bark) Medicines: oral treatments (bark, young leal) Medicines: pulmonary troubles (bark) Medicines: stomach troubles (young leaf) Medicines: vermifuges (bark) Medicines: kidneys, diuretics (bark) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (bark) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (bark, young leaf) Medicines: venereal diseases (bark) Medicines: fabrifuges (bark) Medicines: small-pox, chicken-pox, measles, etc. (leaf) Medicines: antidotes (venomous stings, bites, etc.) (leaf) Medicines: insanity (leaf) Medicines: heart (bark) Phytochemistry: fish-poisons (bark) Phytochemistry: arrow-poisons (bark) Phytochemistry: uricant (bark) Phytochemistry: miscellaneously poisonous or repellent (seed) Phytochemistry: fatty acids, etc. (fruit, seed, root-wood) Phytochemistry: aromatic substances Phytochemistry: alkaloids (timber) Products: building materials (stem, leaf) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. (wood) Products: carpentry and related applications (wood) Products: farming, forestry, hunting and fishing apparatus (stem-spine) Products: household, domestic and personal items (wood, stem-spine) Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc.
Products
english: African satinwoodtrade: Olondutrade: Baheenglish: Satinwood, Africantrade: Olouvogotrade: Mafu
Description
An evergreen tree to 35 m tall, bole straight and cylindrical, up to 2 m girth, with corky thorns which are also present on the larger branches; of the evergreen forest; from Sierra Leone to W Cameroons, and widely dispersed over the rest of tropical Afri
References
References:1. Adegoke & al., 1967; as Fagara macrophylla 2. Adesanya & Sofowora, 1983. 3. Aubréville, 1950: 364, as F. macrophylla Engl. 4. idem, 1959: 2: 107, as F. macrophylla Engl. 5. Boboh, 1974. 6. Bouquet, 1972: 44, as F. macrophylla Engl. 7. Bouque
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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