Lebrunia bushaie
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Lebrunia bushaie is a tree in the Calophyllaceae family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is the only species in the genus Lebrunia . The tree thrives at higher altitudes between 700 and 2000 meters.
description
Lebrunia bushaie grows as a tree up to 20–30 meters or more. The trunk diameter reaches up to 1 meter.
The simple, short-stalked and bald, slightly leathery leaves are opposite. The short petiole is 4-6 millimeters long. The leaves are entire, elliptical, lanceolate and pointed and 5–10 inches long and 1.5–3.5 inches wide.
Axillary, small grapes are formed. The short-stalked flowers are white, four-fold and with a double flower envelope . The small, elliptical and roof-shaped calyx and the larger, obovate and boat-shaped petals are finely ciliated. There are 9–12 free stamens . The uni-, bald ovary is upper constant with short pencil .
2.5-3.5 centimeters in size, ellipsoidal to rounded drupes are formed.
use
An oil is obtained from the seeds. Like the old rapeseed varieties , it contains a high proportion of erucic acid , which makes it unsuitable as an edible oil.
literature
- Marie Louise Spirlet: Guttiferae: Contribution à la Flore du Congo. Institut National pour l'Étude Agronomique du Congo, 1966, p. 91 f.
Web links
- Lebrunia bushaie at Botanic Garden Meise, The Digital Flora of Central Africa.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benjamin Bavhure, Felicien M. Kasali, Aladdin O. Mahano et al .: Fatty acid composition of Lebrunia bushiae Staner and Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f. seed oils. In: European Journal of Medicinal Plants. Vol. 4, Issue 7, 2014, doi: 10.9734 / EJMP / 2014/9722 .