Description
A large deciduous savanna tree with a spreading crown, valued for its durable reddish-brown timber.
Medicinal Uses
Bark infusions are used for paralysis and decoctions for constipation; the plant is also used traditionally as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, and laxative agent.
Food Uses
Seeds are rich in protein and oil and can be processed into flour; young leaves and flowers are used as a vegetable and condiment; foliage is an important dry-season livestock fodder.
Cultivation
A slow-growing savanna tree, propagated from seed; often retained in farmland for shade, fodder, and its many products.
