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Aganope stuhlmannii
Also called Wing Bean, Wing Pod, Wingbean, Wingpod
Aganope stuhlmannii, known as umtundulu or wing bean, is a deciduous savanna tree in the pea family from tropical Africa, grown mainly for timber and traditional medicine rather than as an ornamental. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so care advice here is general.
Aganope stuhlmannii is a deciduous tree within the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical Africa and grows in savanna woodlands.
Used as source material of timber, red exudate obtained from bark used for tanning. In Ghana, leaves are used in decoctions to treat malaria fever. In parts of Togo, root bark extracts is used to treat sexual dysfunction and other plant extracts are used by traditional healers to treat a variety of diseases. Root decoctions can have adverse purgative effect.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
