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Berlinia grandiflora is a small to medium sized three found in the West and West Central African region along riparian habitats or gallery forests habitat types.[1]

Berlinia grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Berlinia
Species:	B. grandiflora
Binomial name
Berlinia grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalziel

Description

Berlinia grandiflora is a small to medium sized tree that ranges from 2–20 m tall but can grow up to 30 m.[2] Leaves are paripinnately compound arranged in 3–4 pairs of leaflets per pinnae, the petiole is 20-42 mm long and petiolules is 5–9 mm long; terminal leaflets are 7–22 cm long and 3.0–11.5 cm wide, the abaxial surface is glabrous to sparsely pubescent, leaf-blade is oblong to obovate in outline.[2] Inflorescence is a branched panicle, it has scented green or white colored flowers, commonly with a single petal that is white and 3.5–6.5 cm long, the bracteoles tend to be between 23–32 mm long and 11–20 mm wide; has up to 10 stamens.[3] Fruit is a flattened brown pod.[1]

Distribution

The species is found in Guinea eastwards to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Uses

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.[4]

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