Dologa-chango
Trichoscypha longifolia

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 16 m high. It has a clean trunk and no buttresses. The fruit are in grape-like clusters. They have a sap that blackens and stains. The seed kernels are oily and edible.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in the forest in West Africa.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Central Africa, Congo R, Gabon, Guinea, Guinée, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa

How it is used for food

It is sold locally.

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds, kernel, nuts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Blimah, Dologa-chango

Synonyms

Sorindeia longiflora (Hook. f.) Oliv.;