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Baillonella is a genus of tall rainforest trees in the Sapotaceae family, and its only species is Baillonella toxisperma (moabi, African pearwood). It is a large timber and nut tree of African moist lowland forest and is rarely grown as a garden or houseplant.
Baillonella is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. Baillonella toxisperma (also called African pearwood, djave nut, or moabi) is the only species in the genus. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The moabi tree's nut oil is a key component of Baka and other indigenous people's subsistence.
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