Dialium polyanthum

Dialium polyanthum is a species of flowering plant, a medium to large tree in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae.
The trees grow in flooded forest or on dry ground, on swamp- and stream sides, reaching 35 m in height with a bole up to 100 cm in diameter. which occurs in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, Cabinda and Northern Angola.

Uses

Wood

Also known as Dialium aubrevillei, its heavy, pinkish-brown wood, with a density of about 1020 kg/m³ at 12% moisture content, is very hard. The wood is locally used as firewood and for charcoal production, but it can also been used for construction.

Fruit

The fruits are used in traditional medicine.