Dialium polyanthum explained

Dialium polyanthum is a species of flowering plant, a medium to large tree in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae.^[1]

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.^[2] which occurs in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, Cabinda and Northern Angola.

Uses

Wood

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.^[3] The wood is locally used as firewood and for charcoal production,^[4] but it can also been used for construction.^[5]

Fruit

The fruits are used in traditional medicine.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:492350-1#synonyms POWO: Dialium polyanthum Harms
2. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Geneva: African Flowering Plants Database.
3. Lemmens, R.H.M.J., 2012. Dialium aubrevillei Pellegr. [Internet] Fiche de PROTA4U. Lemmens, R.H.M.J., Louppe, D. & Oteng-Amoako, A.A. (Editeurs). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Pays Bas.
4. Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2021-04-26.
5. Jean Gérard et al.: Tropix 7. CIRAD’s wood database, version 7.5.1 from May 2015
6. Ulrich Maloueki, et al.: Activités antimicrobiennes et antioxydantes des extraits aqueux totaux des fruits de Dialium corbisieri et Dialium gossweilerii (Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae), consommés par les bonobos. in: Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 9(2): 633-642, April 2015.