NAME: Daniellia oliveri
FAMILY NAME: Fabaceae
COMMON NAMES: African copaiba, Balsam tree, Niger-copal, Maaje
LOCAL NAMES: Iya, Kadaura, Ozabwa, Maje
MORPHOLOGY: Daniellia oliveri is a slow-growing, deciduous tree with a flat-topped, spreading, dense crown; usually growing 9 - 25 metres tall, but with occasional specimens as tall as 45 metres. The cylindrical bole, which can be straight or twisted, can be 150 - 200cm in diameter, unbranched for the first 8 - 10 metres; unbuttressed but with root flutes at the base
USEFUL PART(S): Gum, bark, Leave, Gum
GENERAL USES: Food and Medicinal
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Senegal, Cote D'Ivoire, Sudan, Uganda
WHY IS IT GREEN: Dysentery, diarrhoea, toothache, urinary infection, stomach troubles, diabetes, dysmenorrhoea, haemorrhoids, astringent, gonorrhoea and skin diseases
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Use as carbon farming
FUN FACT: This species does not fix atmospheric nitrogen
FURTHER READING:
Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier. Edible Forest Gardens. Chelsea Green Publishing Co 2015. ISBN: 9781890132606
Fern, Ken. "Daniellia oliveri". Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Eric Toensmeier. The Carbon Farming Solution. A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security. Chelsea Green Publishing Co. 2016. ISBN: 9781603585712
Lemmens, R.H.M.J.; Louppe, D.; Oteng-Amoako, A.A. Timbers 2. PROTA. pp. 274–278. ISBN 978-92-9081-495-5.
Food Plants International. http://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
Tomas Remiarz. Forest Gardening in Practice: An Illustrated Practical Guide for Homes, Communities and Enterprises. Permanent Publications. 2017. ISBN: 185623293X