Leguminosae-caes Berlinia grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalz.

Leguminosae-caes Berlinia grandiflora

| | © P.Ekpe / NSBP

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Keywords in this picture :

Foliage
Vegetative
Leaf
Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

Diare (Tamale - Bolgatanga road) - NSBPGHANA
Mole National Park - NSBPGHANA
Morago River Forest Reserve - NSBPGHANA

Specimen information

Collection Date
25/04/2005

Collector
Ekpe, P.

Specimen Number
175

Location
River bank; along Park Head Office to Lovi Camp road.

Notes
Large tree, about 15-20m tall and 40cm dbh, with spreading crown; flowers and fruits project above the crown. Outer stem bark light brown and with scars deeper in colour. Flowers white, pale-green within. Fruits are brown woody pods, about 20cm long and 8cm wide shaped like the sole a shoe. Fruits split open explosively to release the seeds.

Coordinates
Latitude: 9.247710 N Longitude: 1.528260 W Altitude: 0.0