Cordyla pinnata
(Lepr. ex A. Rich.) Milne-Redh.
Bush mango, Wild Mango
(c) Hamed Ndiaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Hamed Ndiaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Hamed Ndiaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Seeds
The fruit pulp is eaten raw, cooked with spices and added to millet porridge, or ground into flour. The fruit can be dried and stored. The seeds are dried, pounded into flour, and used as food. The fruit is rich in Vitamin C.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in dry forest and woody savannah in West Africa. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sahel, Senegal, West Africa,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk is straight. The bark is thick and corky. The fruit has green flesh and a few very large seeds.
Nutrition Score: 28/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit fresh | 80 | 293 | 70 | 1.4 | — | — | 1.8 | — |
How to Grow
Plants can be grown by seed.
Medicinal Uses
Various parts of the plant are used medicinally.
Other Uses
We have no specific information for this species, but the wood of Cordyla species is generally yellowish, durable and suitable for general carpentry, joinery and plywood. Trunks of large, old, hollow trees are prized for making drums and dug-out canoes.
Notes
The fruit are rich in Vitamin C.
Names & Synonyms
Bu tiabu, But, Dimb, Dirque, Doki, Doto, Dougoura, Douki, Duco, Duki, Dunta, Duquei, Dutos, Psila, Sikor, Ulacomo-duto
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