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Pterocarpus erinaceus

Authority Poiret Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 9043

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A medium sized deciduous tree up to 12-17 m or even 35 m. USES The heartwood yields a dye and gum. The gum have medicinal properties. The wood can be used for fence posts, light constructions, and carpentry. The foliage provides forage for livestock. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Flowers in March in Nigeria and in August-January in Ghana. Fruits in December-January. COMMON NAMES Senegal rosewood, African rosewood, Apepe, Madobia, Barwood, West African kino, Red barwood. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: P. angolensis, P. echinatus. Senegal rosewood is native of tropical West Africa. Found in open forest and wooded savannah. This species together with Parkia biglobosa is said to be one of the main components of the remnants of the former dense Sudanian forest. Grows on shallow soils. Growth tends to be stunted on poor soils. It is termite resistant.
Sources
Grassland Index Duke J 1981 pp 207-209 [DEP, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Roecklein J 1987 pp 58 [USE] White F 1983 pp 83 85 105 Purseglove J 1974 pp 217 [USE] Maydell H 1986 pp 361-362 [DEP, DRA, TEXT, LIMITS, RAIN, USE]