Afzelia bracteata
T. Vogel ex Benth.
Kpakpa
Fabaceae Edible: Seeds
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Description
A small to medium-sized tropical tree growing about 16 m high, found in primary forest along the coast in West Africa. It belongs to the Fabaceae family.
Edible Uses
The seeds are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in primary forest along the coast in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Notes
There are 15 Afzelia species. They occur in the tropics. Probably now Afzelia parviflora. Also as Caesalpinaceae.
Synonyms
Afzelia bracteata T. Vogel ex Benth.
References (1)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Kew. (As Afzelia bracteata)
