Dialium aubrevillei
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A large tree. It grows 30-65 m high. The trunk can be 30 m long. It has buttresses and is about 1 m across. The trunk can be fluted. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are about 5 leaflets and they are 10 cm long by 4 cm wide. They have a wedge shaped base and edges that curve back. They are shiny dark green. The fruit are black oval berries about 3 cm across. There is one seed.
Also as Caesalpinaceae.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen rain-forest and semi-deciduous forest in West Africa. It is usually on river banks. It can grow in poor acid soils.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Plants are grown from seeds. They can germinate in shade but seedlings need to be in the sunlight.
Its other names
Local names
Afanbeou, Ciania, Duabankye, Eyoum, Giakaba, Kropio, Ngolo-mambui