Trichilia quadrivalvis
C. DC.
MeliaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds - oil
Oil is extracted from the seeds.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah.
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo DR,
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 shrub with dense branches. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk and one at the end.
Names & Synonyms
Mukesu a temo
References (3)
- Staner, P. et Gilbert, G., 1958, Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi: Meliaceae vol 7.
- The Digital Flora of Central Africa, 2013, (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda & Burundi) Botanical Garden Meise
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
