Dialium polyanthum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Dialium |
Species: | D. polyanthum
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Binomial name | |
Dialium polyanthum Harms
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Synonyms | |
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Dialium polyanthum is a species of flowering plant, a medium to large tree in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. [2]
The trees grow in flooded forest or on dry ground, on swamp- and stream sides, reaching 35 m in height with a bole up to 100 cm in diameter. [3] which occurs in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, [4] Cabinda and Northern Angola. [5]
Also known as Dialium aubrevillei, its heavy, pinkish-brown wood, with a density of about 1020 kg/m³ at 12% moisture content, is very hard. [4] The wood is locally used as firewood and for charcoal production, [5] but it can also been used for construction. [6]
The fruits are used in traditional medicine. [7]
Dialium polyanthum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Dialium |
Species: | D. polyanthum
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Binomial name | |
Dialium polyanthum Harms
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Synonyms | |
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Dialium polyanthum is a species of flowering plant, a medium to large tree in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. [2]
The trees grow in flooded forest or on dry ground, on swamp- and stream sides, reaching 35 m in height with a bole up to 100 cm in diameter. [3] which occurs in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, [4] Cabinda and Northern Angola. [5]
Also known as Dialium aubrevillei, its heavy, pinkish-brown wood, with a density of about 1020 kg/m³ at 12% moisture content, is very hard. [4] The wood is locally used as firewood and for charcoal production, [5] but it can also been used for construction. [6]
The fruits are used in traditional medicine. [7]