Dialium corbisieri 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.

Dialium corbisieri

Uses

Wood

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

Dialium corbisieri

Fruit

The fruits are used in traditional medicine.

Dialium corbisieri

References

corbisieri

Flora of Angola

Flora of Gabon

Flora of the Republic of the Congo

Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo