Dialium corbisieri
Dialium corbisieri is a species of flowering plant, a medium to large tree in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae.
| Dialium corbisieri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Dialium |
| Species: | D. corbisieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dialium corbisieri Staner | |
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.[1] which occurs in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon,[2] Cabinda and Northern Angola.[3]
Uses
Wood
Its heavy, pinkish-brown wood, with a density of about 1020 kg/m³ at 12% moisture content, is very hard and can be used for the same purposes as Dialium aubrevillei.[2] The wood is locally used as firewood and for charcoal production,[3] but it can also been used for construction.[4]
Fruit
The fruits are used in traditional medicine.[5]
References
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Geneva: African Flowering Plants Database.
- 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.
- Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2021-04-26. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dialium+corbisieri>
- Jean Gérard et al.: Tropix 7. CIRAD’s wood database, version 7.5.1 from May 2015
- 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.
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