Afzelia bella
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Afzelia bella Harms
| Order | Fabales |
|---|---|
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Afzelia |
2n = 24
Origin : Western Africa
wild
| English | afzelia |
|---|---|
| French | doussié |
Uses summary
- fire wood
- charcoal
- leaves : vegetable
- seed aril edible
- forage
- medicinal : bark, roots, leaves
- ornamental
Description
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1, leaf; 2, inflorescence; 3, dehisced fruit. Redrawn and adapted by Iskak Syamsudin
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base of bole
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slash
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flowering branch
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flowers
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flowers
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seedling
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wood in transverse section
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wood in tangential section
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wood in radial section
Popular names
| English | afzelia (PROTA) |
| French | doussié, azodau (PROTA) |
Classification
Afzelia bella Harms (1913)
non Afzelia bella auct. (= Afzelia bipindensis Harms)