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Berlinia grandiflora is a small to medium sized tree found in the West and West Central African region along riparian habitats or gallery forests habitat types.
The species is found in Guinea eastwards to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bark extracts are used as part of a purgative regimen in some communities of the Democratic republic of the Congo and leaves are part of a decoction to treat intestinal ailments. Wood is used in carpentry work.
Berlinia coriacea · Berlinia hollandii · Berlinia korupensis · Berlinia occidentalis · Berlinia orientalis · Berlinia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berlinia grandiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
