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Irvingia gabonensis (Aubrey-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill

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BOTANIC DESCRIPTION Irvingia gabonensis grows to a height of 15-40 m bole slightly buttressed. It has a dense compact crown branchlets ending in a narrow curved stipular sheath covering the leaf bud. Bark greyish smooth or very slightly scaly; slash yellowish-brown to light yellow brittle.

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