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Allanblackia kisonghi

Vermoesen

Clusiaceae Edible: Fruit - fat, Oil

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Meise Botanic Garden

Description

A tropical rainforest tree reaching 36 m in height, native to tropical Africa. It produces large fruits on long stalks.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is rich in fat and used for oil production.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.

Where It Grows

Africa, Central Africa, Congo, Chile, South America,

Synonyms

Allanblackia floribunda var. kisonghi (Verm.) Pieraets

References (1)

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