Aidia micrantha is a shrub or a much-branched tree; it usually grows 1.8 - 9 metres tall, occasionally reaching 14 metres. The bole branches from low down.
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is planted in villages for amenity use and bee forage.

Known Hazards

None known

Habitat

Dry evergreen forest and rain forest, often in evergreen Parinari thicket; seasonally flooded gallery forest and other fringing vegetation; at elevations from 320 - 1,800 metres

Cultivation Status

Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses

None Recorded

Other Uses

The wood is used for poles, bows, tool handles and spoons.
The wood is used for fuel.

Propagation

Seed -