3 Entandrophragma caudatum Seeds - Wooden Banana - Indigenous South African Tree Seeds from Africa

Entandrophragma caudatum Seeds

Wooden Banana

Entandrophragma caudatum commonly known as Wooden Banana is a deciduous tree up to 30 m tall. The bole can be up to 2 m in diameter and is usually without buttresses. The bark is flaking in large irregular scales, leaving buff coloured patches. Capsule pale brown, cylindric, the valves dehiscing from the tip, the dangling seeds attached by the ends of the wings. Much of the prime forest habitats have been lost through inundation (Lake Kariba), large and small scale agriculture. The trees growing on rocky terrain are less vulnerable, but don’t achieve the size of trees on deep soil.