Trichilia tessmannii
Harms
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 30 m high. The trunk is straight and 70 cm across. It has a large dense crown.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland and lower mountain rain-forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Synonyms
Trichilia lanata A. Chev.Trichilia mildbraedi Harms.
Also Known As
Dandi, Dron, Ndiabohia, Tenduro-nin
References (4)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 565
- PROTA
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
