Dialium polyanthum
Harms
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Summary
Source: WikipediaDialium polyanthum is a species of flowering plant, a medium to large tree in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. The trees grow in flooded forest or on dry ground, on swamp- and stream sides, reaching 35 m in height with a bole up to 100 cm in diameter. which occurs in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, Cabinda and Northern Angola.
Description
A tropical tree in the Fabaceae family that grows to approximately 30 m tall, producing fruit that is edible.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR,
Production
In Central African Republic plants have been recorded flowering in April and May and fruiting in September and October.
Notes
Also as Caesalpinaceae.
Also Known As
Ngbokole
References (1)
- Liengola, I. B., 2001, A contribution to the study of native edible plants by the Turumbu and Lokele of the Tshopo District, Province Orientale, D. R. Congo. Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71:687-698
