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Summary
Zingana or Microberlinia bisulcata is a usually 40 m tall tree with a straight and cylindrical trunk that can be up to 100 cm in diameter and branchless for up to 20 m. It can be found only in Cameroon and currently threatened by habitat loss. The wood is used in turnery, furniture and cabinet making, interior panelling, and veneer.
Physical Characteristics
Microberlinia is an evergreen Tree growing to 35 m (114ft) by 30 m (98ft) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10.
It can fix Nitrogen.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Berlinia bifurcata (A.Chev.) Troupin Berlinia bisulcata (A.Chev.) Troupin
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Other Uses The heartwood is a yellow-brown to light brown, with dark brown veins; it is clearly demarcated from the 6 - 10cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is coarse; the grain interlocked, sometimes highly interlocked. The wood is moderately heavy to heavy; moderately hard; moderately durable, being resistant to dry wood borers and moderately resistant to fungi and termites. It seasons slowly, with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. The wood works well with ordinary sawteeth, but there is a risk of tearing due to the highly interlocked grain - tungsten carbide cutting tools are recommended; nailing and screwing are good, but require pre-boring; gluing is correct. A valuable timber species, often with dark and light streaks, it is used in turnery, high class furniture and cabinet making as well as for tool handles, wood-ware, interior panelling and veneer[349 , 848 ]
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
A plant of the lowland moist tropics[338 ]. Prefers a sandy soil[338 ]. This is an ectomycorrhizal species and is efficient in phosphorus recycling[349 ].
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Plant Propagation
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Other Names
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Zingana
Native Range
AFRICA: Cameroon
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : Status: Critically Endangered A1c+2c
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
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