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Dialium guineense Willd.

West African Velvet Tamarind

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English West African Velvet Tamarind
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Togo; St Vincent; Sri Lanka; Sierra Leone; Senegal; Sao Tome & Principe; Nigeria; Mali; Liberia; Ivory Coast; India; Guinea Bissau; Guinea; Ghana; Gambia The; Caribbean-TRP; Benin; Surinam; Peru; Panama; Nicaragua; Mexico; Guatemala; French Guiana; Brazil; Belize

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Dialium
Species guineense
Author citation Willd.
Scientific name Dialium guineense Willd.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

West African Velvet Tamarind

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

West African Velvet Tamarind

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

West African Velvet Tamarind

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson