| Dialium excelsum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Dialium |
| Species: | D. excelsum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dialium excelsum Louis ex Steyaert
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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
References
References
- Dauby, G.; Simo-Droissart, M.; Tack, W. (2021). "Dialium excelsum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T33466A137509491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T33466A137509491.en. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- "Dialium excelsum Louis ex Steyaert". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.