Allanblackia stuhlmannii

Allanblackia stuhlmannii
A. stuhlmannii, from Vegetation der Erde (1910)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Allanblackia
Species: A. stuhlmannii
Binomial name
Allanblackia stuhlmannii
Engl.

Allanblackia stuhlmannii is a species of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is found only in Tanzania.

Commercial use

The tree's seeds are a source of edible oil long used by local populations and at one time exported as a government run business. An infrastructure is being developed for international scale commercial use. It is hoped that by commercializing non-timber forest products and increasing the value of forests for local people this will result in their help in conserving this natural resource.

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