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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | A tough, resistant greenheart timber (''Cyclicodiscus gaburensis '') often used by shipbuilders and for dock timbers. Also known as okan and dahoma, the dark, green trees can range in height from 5m to 50 m depending on available moisture. The African greenheart is being exported in increasing quantities to Europe and other destinations. The plant is also a popular traditional medicine, a source of fiber and a soap substitute. It is sometimes employed as a shade tree in plantations, often by being left as the forest around it is cleared. | |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | okan | + | okan; dahoma; ''Piptadena africana''; ''Piptadeniastrum africanum'' |
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| + | ==Risks== | ||
| + | * Stem bark is very toxic (used in arrow poisons, as an ordeal poison; a fish poison; and mixed with rice to poison mice) | ||
| + | * Sawdust may irritate the skin and mucous membranes | ||
==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
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| + | * [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Piptadeniastrum+africanum African greenheart] | ||
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 377 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 377 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 24 April 2022
Description
A tough, resistant greenheart timber (Cyclicodiscus gaburensis ) often used by shipbuilders and for dock timbers. Also known as okan and dahoma, the dark, green trees can range in height from 5m to 50 m depending on available moisture. The African greenheart is being exported in increasing quantities to Europe and other destinations. The plant is also a popular traditional medicine, a source of fiber and a soap substitute. It is sometimes employed as a shade tree in plantations, often by being left as the forest around it is cleared.
Synonyms and Related Terms
okan; dahoma; Piptadena africana; Piptadeniastrum africanum
Risks
- Stem bark is very toxic (used in arrow poisons, as an ordeal poison; a fish poison; and mixed with rice to poison mice)
- Sawdust may irritate the skin and mucous membranes
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 377
- Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998