Craibia affinis

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A shrub or tree. It can grow to 15 m tall. The branches have soft hairs. The leaves are compound with 5-11 leaflets. The main leaf axis if 30 cm long. The leaflets are oblong to sword shaped and 16 cm long by 5 cm wide. There are 10-30 flowers in a group at the top of the plant. The fruit is a pod 6-9 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are 1-2 seeds.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests between 400-1,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Congo, East Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Tambo wa mushitu

Synonyms

Lonchocarpus affinis De Wild.;