Dacryodes camerunensis
Onana
Burseraceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree. It grows 45 m high. The crown is densely branched. The trunk is 65 cm across. The bark is plae grey and peels off in large plates. The leaves are alternate with an odd number of leaflets and a leaflet at the end. The leaf stalk is 3-7 cm long. There are 3-5 leaflets. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit are 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide and fleshy. They are orange.
Edible Uses
The orange fleshy fruit can be eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit can be eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest between 400-550 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo R, Gabon,
References (1)
- Onana, J. M., 2006, Dacryodes camerunensis (Burseraceae), a Bew Species from Central Africa. Kew Bulletin, Vol. 61. No. 4 pp 579-584
