Edible : Seeds, Roots, Fruit, Pods, Bark - flavouring, Vegetable,
A large tree. It grows to 20 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. The crown is spreading. The bark is scaly. The leaves are dark green and twice divided. There are 50-70 pairs of leaflets along 14-30 pairs of leaflet stalks. The flower clusters are pink or red. These are in round balls on stalks 30 cm long. The fruit are pods 50 cm long. A cluster of pods occur together. The ripe seeds develop a yellowish tinge when ripe. There is pink, dry, powdery flesh around them. The fruit are edible.
It is a tropical plant. It often grows near water. It grows in the Sahel. It grows in savannah. It grows in areas with a rainfall between 500-700 mm per year. It is best on deep loamy sands. It can grow in arid places. In Rockhampton Botanical Gardens.
Common names : African locust bean, Twoball Nitta-Tree, African locust, Ahouatin, Ahwatin, Anjambane, Ayidan, Biaie, Billire, Buiai, Bu nalay, Bu niok, Canhando, Caroubier-africain, Daddawa, Daudawa, Dawadawa, Dodoli, Dondo, Donm, Dooso, 'Dorawa, Dorowa, Dours, Dowa, Dso, Duaga, Em-bando, Faroba, Farroba, Farrobe, Fernleaf Nitta-tree, Gante, Igba, Iru, Irugba, Iyere, Kalwa, Kariah, Kolgo, Mehante, Mimosa-poupre, Munuan, Muwassademu, N'andu, Nando, Narehi, Nere, Neri, Netch, Nete, Netetu, Netto, Niere, Nitta tree, Nitta-Nut, Nune, Nutta-Nut, Olele, Ogiri, Oule, Poroba, Roanga, Runo, Sikomu, Ulele, Unhando,
Synonyms :
Inga biglobosa (Jacq.) Willd.;
Inga senegalensis DC.;
Mimosa biglobosa Jacq.;
Mimosa taxifolia Pers.,
Parkia africana R. Br.;
Parkia clappertoniana Keay;
Parkia filicoides Welw.;
Parkia intermedia Oliver;
Parkia oliveri J. F. Macbr.;