General Landscape Uses: Shade tree, avenue tree, edible urban gardens

Ecological Restoration Notes: Highly suitable in dry tropical and subtropical regions

Description: The fruit is eaten fresh, in candies, and in sauces. It is one of the primary ingredients of Worcestershite sauce.

Dimensions: Height 15 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

Native Range: Africa

Native Habitats: Dry deciduous forest, savannas, open woodlands, riverbanks, floodplains

Soils: Well-drained loamy to sandy or slightly rocky

Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low to moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low to moderate

Drought Tolerance: High

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Yellowish

Flower Characteristics: Small

Flowering Season: Spring to early summer

Fruit: Pod

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction, fruit consumed by wildlife

Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed, cuttings

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