Dilobeia tenuinervis

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Dilobeia tenuinervis

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Dilobeia tenuinervis

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds - oil

The seeds are a source of edible oil.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. They grow in Madagascar between 700-1,300 m altitude.

Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A medium-sized tropical tree in the Proteaceae family with distinctive two-lobed leaves, found in Madagascar between 700–1,300 m altitude.

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Dilobeia tenuinervis is a species of tree in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

References (1)

Schatz, G.E., 2001, Generic Tree Flora of Madagascar. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. p 306

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