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Leonardoxa africana

Family: Fabaceae


What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m high. The trunk is straight and 30 cm around.

Also as Caesalpinaceae.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows as an under-storey tree of the evergreen rain-forest in West Africa.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, West Africa


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Schotia africana (Baill.) Keay; Schotia humboldioides Oliv.;