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Trichilia quadrivalvis

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Description

A shrub with dense branches. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk and one at the end.

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Edible Uses

Oil is extracted from the seeds.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo DR,

Also Known As

Mukesu a temo

References (3)

  • Staner, P. et Gilbert, G., 1958, Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi: Meliaceae vol 7.
  • The Digital Flora of Central Africa, 2013, (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda & Burundi) Botanical Garden Meise
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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