Dalbergia mayumbensis

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

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

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