Dalbergia mayumbensis
Baker f.
Fabaceae Edible: Leaves
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Conveyor Belt
Description
A large creeper. It can grow 20 m long. It can climb trees and then hang down and they have side branches. The stems have red gum when cut. The leaves are 20 cm long. There are 8-12 leaflets in either side. The flowers are in a group 10-12 cm long at the ends of the branches. The flowers are purple. The fruit is a flat pod 6-11 cm long by 1.5-3.5 cm wide and with one seed.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa,
Synonyms
Dalbergia bignonae BerhautDalbergia malangensis E. C. SousaDalbergia noldeae Harms
References (2)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 133
