Dacryodes ledermannii
(Engl.) H. J. Lam
BurseraceaeFruit
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Christ Kombil, West & Central Africa programme
Christ Kombil, West & Central Africa programme
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Christ Kombil, West & Central Africa programme
Christ Kombil, West & Central Africa programme
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Christ Kombil, West & Central Africa programme
Christ Kombil, West & Central Africa programme
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is boiled and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland forest near the coast. It grows between 100-300 m above sea level.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Gabon,
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 tropical tree in the Burseraceae family that grows in lowland coastal forests at 100-300 m elevation.
References (1)
- Onana, J. M., 2008, A synoptic revision of Dacryodes (Burseraceae) in Africa, with a new species from Central Africa. KEW BULLETIN VOL. 63: 385–400
