Erythrophleum suaveolens

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Erythrophleum suaveolens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Erythrophleum
Species:
E. suaveolens
Binomial name
Erythrophleum suaveolens
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Erythrophleum guineense G.Don
    • Erythrophleum judiciale Proctor
    • Erythrophleum ordale Bolle
    • Fillaea suaveolens Guill. & Perr.
    • Mavia judicia Walp.
    • Mavia judicialis G.Bertol.

Erythrophleum suaveolens, also known as the ordeal tree, is a species of flowering plant that can be found across most of tropical Africa.

ovate. The flowers have fluffy spikes, and are creamy-yellow coloured. Fruits are hard, the pod of which is flat.[3]

The bark of the tree has been used in Liberia to make a toxic concoction used for a form of trial by ordeal called "sassywood".[4] This use has given it the common name of the "Ordeal Tree".[5]

Inflorescence of Erythrophleum suaveolens in Cameroon.

References

  1. ^ "Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Erythrophleum suaveolens". www.mozambiqueflora.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  3. ^ "Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Erythrophleum suaveolens". www.zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  4. doi:10.1016/j.jce.2012.02.002
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  5. ^ "Erythrophleum suaveolens". Urban Forest. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

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