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Balanites wilsoniana, the Boko tree, is a tall rainforest tree from west and central Africa that produces edible, oil-rich seeds and fruit. It is a large timber tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so its care is mostly relevant to forest or plantation settings.
Balanites wilsoniana is a species of fruit-bearing tree from west and central Africa in the caltrop family Zygophyllaceae.
Balanites wilsoniana is found from Ghana to Uganda and Tanzania south to Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. but has been recorded west of Ghana in Liberia.
A cooking oil is extracted from the seeds of Balanites wilsoniana, the seeds are pounded then boiled in water to extract the oil which is skimmed off the water once cooled. A healing, soothing ointment is made of the oil, as well as being used as a lubricant.
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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.
