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[[File:Irvingia gabonensis xs M.E. Bakker.jpg|thumb|wood in transverse section]]
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<big>''[[Irvingia gabonensis]]'' (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill.</big>
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:Protologue: Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 881 (1884).
:Family: Irvingiaceae
:Chromosome number: 2''n'' = 28
== Vernacular names ==
''Irvingia'' comprises 7 species, 6 in tropical Africa and 1 in South-East Asia. ''Irvingia gabonensis'' is closely related to and difficult to distinguish from ''Irvingia wombolu''. ''Irvingia gabonensis'' has edible fruit pulp while that of ''Irvingia wombolu'' is bitter and inedible. Both species are called bush mango: rainy season bush mango for ''Irvingia gabonensis'' and dry season bush mango for ''Irvingia wombolu'', in accordance with their respective fruiting periods. Some authorities consider ''Irvingia wombolu'' merely a variety of ''Irvingia gabonensis''. Because of the long history of protection and cultivation, others consider them cultivars of a single species. However, DNA analyses indicate that the 2 taxa are clearly genetically distinct and do not (or hardly) hybridize, even where sympatric.
=== ''Irvingia excelsa'' ===''[[Irvingia excelsa]]'' Mildbr. is a large rainforest tree occurring from Cameroon to Gabon and DR Congo. The pulp of its fruit is hard, stiff-fibrous and inedible. The seeds are eaten like those of other ''Irvingia'' spp.
=== ''Irvingia robur'' ===''[[Irvingia robur]]'' Mildbr., a large tree with a disjunct distribution, occurs from Sierra Leone to Côte d’Ivoire and from Nigeria to DR Congo. It fruits and flowers year-round, but with a flowering peak in the dry season and fruiting peak in the rainy season. It occurs in forest on dry land.
=== ''Irvingia smithii'' ===''[[Irvingia smithii]]'' Hook.f. occurs in forest and savanna from Nigeria to Sudan and throughout DR Congo to Angola. Its fresh fruits are sucked for their sweet pulp. The oil-rich seeds are eaten raw in the Central African Republic and DR Congo. The wood is locally used as timber. A decoction of the bark is taken against dysentery. ''Irvingia smithii'' always grows near water. The fresh fruits contain characteristic air bubbles and float.
== Anatomy ==
== Author(s) ==
* Z. Tchoundjeu, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), African Humid Tropics Region, P.O. Box 2067 or 16317, Yaoundé, Cameroon
== Correct citation of this article ==
Tchoundjeu, Z. & Atangana, A.R., 2007. '''Irvingia gabonensis''' (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Baill. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. van der Vossen, H.A.M. & Mkamilo, G.S. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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