Annickia affinis
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| Annickia affinis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annickia |
| Species: | A. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Annickia affinis (Exell) Versteegh & Sosef | |
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Annickia affinis is small to medium sized tree that grows up to 30m tall, it belongs to the Annonaceae family. Also known as the African yellow wood, it is widely used in Central Africa and parts of West Africa in the treatment of various diseases.[4] Both Annickia affinis and Annickia chlorantha are widely studied and sometimes credited with the name Enantia chrlorantha.[4]
Straight, cylindrical trunk, about 80 cm in diameter. Bark, smooth, grey-brown - blackish.[4] Leaf; petiole, 8-12 mm, leaf-blade, 3.5 x 27 cm long and 1.5 x 9 cm wide, narrowly elliptic to obovate, acuminate or acute at apex and cuneate at the base; glabrous upper surface, glossy dark green when fresh to grey/brown - black when dry; lower surface pubescent, pale green when fresh to greenish/brown - deep brown, short, simple, bifid or trifid hairs directed towards the apex.[5][4]