Clades:
Lauraceae.
Region: west tropical Africa, Guinea to DR Congo, Ghana, Liberia
Habitat: evergreen primary and secondary forest; in riverine and swamp forest; understorey tree in lowland rain-forest, in marshy situations, on river-banks; dappled shade of woodland.
Use: seeds raw, cooked, roasted for food; condiment for soups; vegetable; flowers for flavour; bark pounded with rice as an appetizer; fragrant leaves pounded in water for drink; fruit as ingredient of sauces; medicine; valuable timber;
Content: alkaloids in bark; leaves flavones; seed have edible oil is obtained from the seed; 14.6% water; 5.9% protein; 0.5% fat; 75.8% carbohydrate; 220mg
Calcium; 100mg
PhosphorusBotanyEvergreen shrub or small tree, occasionally fairly large up to 35 metres tall
Flowers: fragrant, they are used to flavour rice and other foods.