Fabaceae FAMILY

Dialium occidentale

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dialium occidentale is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 90cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - western and cenral Madagascar.

HabitatSeasonally dry deciduous forest299].