Aganope stuhlmannii explained

Aganope stuhlmannii is a deciduous tree within the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical Africa and grows in savanna woodlands.

Description

Medium-sized tree that can grow up to 27 meters tall, trunk; branchless up to 12 meters, cylindrical, straight, rough - flaky bark covering, grey - brown with red exudate, young twigs with brown hairs.[1] Leaves: alternate arrangement, clustered near the ends of branches, imparipinnate compound with 4 - 8 leaflets. Leaflets, alternate or opposite, oblong-lanceolate to oblong-ovate, 4 × 13 cm long and 2.5 × 6.5 cm wide, rounded apex and rounded to cordate at the base.[1]

Uses

Used as source material of timber, red exudate obtained from bark used for tanning. In Ghana, leaves are used in decoctions to treat malaria fever.[2] In parts of Togo, root bark extracts is used to treat sexual dysfunction and other plant extracts are used by traditional healers to treat a variety of diseases. Root decoctions can have adverse purgative effect.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Louppe. D. Plant resources of tropical Africa 7. Timbers 1 7. Timbers 1. Oteng-Amoako. A. A. Brink. M. Lemmens. Roeland H. M J. Oyen. L. P. A. Cobbinah. J. R. PROTA Foundation. 2008. 978-90-5782-209-4. 591. en. 1182546950.
  2. Asase. Alex. Oteng-Yeboah. Alfred A.. Odamtten. George T.. Simmonds. Monique S.J.. 2005. Ethnobotanical study of some Ghanaian anti-malarial plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. en. 99. 2. 273–279. 10.1016/j.jep.2005.02.020. 15894138 .
  3. Web site: Xeroderris stuhlmannii - Useful Tropical Plants. 2021-07-23. tropical.theferns.info.