Cynometra megalophylla

Harms

Fabaceae Edible: Seeds 1 iNaturalist observations

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Meise Botanic Garden

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Description

A medium sized tree. It grows 12-20 m high. The trunk can be 1 m across. It branches low down and can have many stems. The young leaves droop and are often red. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk in opposite pairs. The base of the leaflet is unequal. The flowers are white. The fruit are warted.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows along river banks. It grows in the rainforest. It grows in lowland regions. It suits humid locations. In Nigeria it is recorded up to 1,440 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, West Africa,

Other Uses

The wood is used for construction, carpentry and related applications.

Notes

Also as Caesalpinaceae.

References (2)

Batawila, K., et al, 2007, Diversite et gestion des legumes de cueillete au Togo. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 7( 3& 4): 65
Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 182