Igaganga
Dacryodes igaganga

Family: Burseraceae

What it is like

A medium sized tree. It grows to 25 m high. The trunk can be 90 cm across. Often there are no branches until 15 m up. The leaves are compound There are 5-7 pairs of opposite leaflets and one at the end. The leaflets are 7-15 cm long by 2.5-4 cm wide. Trees are separately male and female. The fruit are 3 cm long by 2 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick. There is one seed.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in lowlands up to 550 m altitude. It grows in dense forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Congo R, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

How it is used for food

The pulp of the fruit is eaten. It is boiled.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Adzome, Asamingun, Assas onone, Diganga, Essassia, Eyomediome, Geyumeyume, Igaganga, Ossabel

Synonyms

Pachylobus edulis var. glabra A. Chev.; Pachylobus iganga (Aubrve, & Pellegr.) Byng & Christenh.;