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Dacryodes klaineana is an evergreen tree from West and Central Africa, reaching up to 25 m, grown for its edible orange fruit called African cherry or monkey plum. It is a large forest tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so care centres on space and a warm, humid tropical site.
Dacryodes klaineana is an evergreen perennial tree within the Burseraceae family. It is locally called Monkey plum and African cherry fruit as a result of its edible pulp.
Occurs in West Tropical Africa and in parts Central Africa. Trades under the name Adjouaba.
Traditional healers use root extracts to treat skin diseases while leaf is used as part of a process to treat painful menstruation.
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