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Brachystegia eurycoma

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33: 46: 314: 224:. The outer bark is rough, brownish-grey, and peels away in large flakes. The inner bark is red and fibrous, darkening on exposure to the air and exuding a yellowish or reddish gum. The 232:
swollen at its base and four to six pairs of oblong-elliptical leaflets, the basal ones being the smallest and the terminal ones the largest. The inflorescence is a terminal
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is broad and flattened, the branches are spreading and irregular and the twigs are downy when young. The leaves are pinnate with a short
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is hard and difficult to work, and the wood is liable to split unless dried with care. The seeds are ground into a flour, known as
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reaches a height of about 35 m (115 ft) and a diameter of 2.5 m (8 ft). The trunk is irregular, with small
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Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 17: The Changing Face of Food Manufacture: The Role of Hydrocolloids
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Ikegwu, Oj; Oledinma, N. U.; Nwbasi, V. N.; Alaka, I. C. (January 2009).
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Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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woodland at altitudes of up to about 1,150 m (3,800 ft).
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Timber from this tree is used locally but is not exported; the
463: 369:Lemmens, R.H.M.J.; Louppe, D.; Oteng-Amoako, A.A. 196:, is a sizable species of tree found in southern 427:Williams, Peter A.; Phillips, Glyn O. (2014). 8: 433:. Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 123. 451: 31: 20: 364: 362: 360: 326: 299:. The gum is used in a similar way to 267:and western Cameroon, and possibly to 7: 14: 649:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482200-1 312: 204:. It has a spreading, flattened 44: 1: 375:. PROTA. pp. 146–147. 739: 723:Vulnerable flora of Africa 248:and throw out the seeds. 192:, a plant in the family 168: 161: 41:Scientific classification 39: 30: 23: 252:Distribution and habitat 495:Brachystegia eurycoma 465:Brachystegia eurycoma 337:Brachystegia eurycoma 319:Brachystegia eurycoma 257:Brachystegia eurycoma 216:A fairly large tree, 189:Brachystegia eurycoma 172:Brachystegia eurycoma 25:Brachystegia eurycoma 240:and a long coiled 708:Flora of Cameroon 685: 684: 618:Open Tree of Life 457:Taxon identifiers 440:978-1-84973-883-5 382:978-92-9081-495-5 246:burst explosively 185: 184: 16:Species of legume 730: 713:Flora of Nigeria 678: 677: 665: 664: 652: 651: 639: 638: 626: 625: 613: 612: 600: 599: 587: 586: 574: 573: 561: 560: 548: 547: 535: 534: 522: 521: 509: 508: 499: 498: 497: 484: 483: 482: 452: 445: 444: 424: 418: 417: 415: 413: 393: 387: 386: 366: 355: 354: 352: 350: 331: 317:Data related to 316: 174: 154:B. eurycoma 49: 48: 35: 21: 738: 737: 733: 732: 731: 729: 728: 727: 703:Trees of Africa 688: 687: 686: 681: 673: 668: 660: 655: 647: 642: 634: 629: 621: 616: 608: 603: 595: 590: 582: 577: 569: 564: 556: 551: 543: 538: 530: 525: 517: 512: 504: 502: 493: 492: 487: 478: 477: 472: 459: 449: 448: 441: 426: 425: 421: 411: 409: 395: 394: 390: 383: 368: 367: 358: 348: 346: 333: 332: 328: 309: 281: 254: 214: 181: 176: 170: 157: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 736: 734: 726: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 690: 689: 683: 682: 680: 679: 675:wfo-0000213734 666: 653: 640: 627: 614: 601: 588: 575: 562: 549: 536: 523: 510: 500: 485: 469: 467: 461: 460: 455: 447: 446: 439: 419: 388: 381: 356: 325: 324: 323: 322: 321:at Wikispecies 308: 305: 293:polysaccharide 280: 277: 253: 250: 213: 210: 183: 182: 177: 166: 165: 159: 158: 151: 149: 145: 144: 137: 133: 132: 127: 123: 122: 117: 113: 112: 107: 100: 99: 94: 87: 86: 81: 74: 73: 68: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 735: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 695: 693: 676: 671: 667: 663: 658: 654: 650: 645: 641: 637: 632: 628: 624: 619: 615: 611: 606: 602: 598: 593: 589: 585: 580: 576: 572: 567: 563: 559: 554: 550: 546: 541: 537: 533: 528: 524: 520: 515: 511: 507: 501: 496: 490: 486: 481: 475: 471: 470: 468: 466: 462: 458: 453: 442: 436: 432: 431: 423: 420: 407: 403: 399: 392: 389: 384: 378: 374: 373: 365: 363: 361: 357: 344: 343:Global Plants 340: 338: 330: 327: 320: 315: 311: 310: 306: 304: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 278: 276: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 251: 249: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 211: 209: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 190: 180: 175: 173: 167: 164: 163:Binomial name 160: 156: 155: 150: 147: 146: 143: 142: 138: 135: 134: 131: 128: 125: 124: 121: 118: 115: 114: 111: 108: 105: 102: 101: 98: 95: 92: 89: 88: 85: 82: 79: 76: 75: 72: 71:Tracheophytes 69: 66: 63: 62: 59: 56: 53: 52: 47: 42: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 698:Brachystegia 464: 429: 422: 410:. Retrieved 408:(8): 687–691 405: 401: 391: 371: 347:. Retrieved 342: 336: 329: 301:gutta-percha 288: 282: 263:to southern 256: 255: 217: 215: 200:and western 188: 187: 186: 171: 169: 153: 152: 141:Brachystegia 140: 103: 90: 77: 64: 24: 18: 489:Wikispecies 218:B. eurycoma 212:Description 84:Angiosperms 692:Categories 631:Plant List 307:References 279:Human uses 222:buttresses 372:Timbers 2 285:heartwood 148:Species: 54:Kingdom: 662:13049702 657:Tropicos 597:62021391 584:10757699 571:482200-1 480:Q3643436 474:Wikidata 202:Cameroon 194:Fabaceae 130:Fabaceae 126:Family: 97:Eudicots 636:ild-880 623:3917453 610:2818403 545:2952652 412:2 April 345:. JSTOR 265:Nigeria 261:endemic 238:stamens 234:panicle 230:petiole 198:Nigeria 136:Genus: 120:Fabales 116:Order: 58:Plantae 718:Miombo 532:703140 503:APDB: 437:  379:  349:12 May 339:Harms" 273:miombo 242:pistil 110:Rosids 579:IRMNG 519:5WRKC 506:61754 297:mucin 269:Gabon 226:crown 206:crown 179:Harms 104:Clade 91:Clade 78:Clade 65:Clade 644:POWO 605:NCBI 592:IUCN 566:IPNI 558:7610 553:GRIN 540:GBIF 435:ISBN 414:2024 377:ISBN 351:2019 289:achi 670:WFO 527:EoL 514:CoL 259:is 694:: 672:: 659:: 646:: 633:: 620:: 607:: 594:: 581:: 568:: 555:: 542:: 529:: 516:: 491:: 476:: 404:. 400:. 359:^ 341:. 208:. 106:: 93:: 80:: 67:: 443:. 416:. 406:8 385:. 353:. 335:"

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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Brachystegia
Binomial name
Harms
Fabaceae
Nigeria
Cameroon
crown
buttresses
crown
petiole
panicle
stamens
pistil
burst explosively
endemic
Nigeria
Gabon
miombo
heartwood
polysaccharide

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