Dialium excelsum
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| Dialium excelsum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Dialium |
| Species: | D. excelsum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dialium excelsum Louis ex Steyaert | |
Dialium excelsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to central Africa, ranging from Cameroon through Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Sudan and western Uganda.[2] It grows in terre firme tropical lowland rainforest, including the Ituri Forest in the eastern DRC, from 450 to 1,050 metres elevation. It is threatened by mining and forest clearing.[1]
