Fabaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Dialium orientale

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dialium orientale is a multi-stemmed shrub or a tree with a crown that is flattened or spreading and drooping to the ground; it can grow 6 - 15 metres tall. The bole is short[ 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. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit and useful wood. The tree has a restricted range along the coast of east Africa, much of this habitat is threatened with overcutting and clearing. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - coastal areas of southern Somalia, Kenya and northern Tanzania.

HabitatEvergreen dry forests, Brachystegia woodland, evergreen bushland, clump grassland, coastal riverine vegetation; often in sandy or alluvial soils, at elevations up to 100 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].