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| name = ''Irvingia''<br />
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| image_caption = Ogbono nuts<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]<br />
| familia = [[Irvingiaceae]]<br />
| genus = '''''Irvingia'''''<br />
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:''For Irvingia <small>[[F.Muell.]]</small>, see its synonym [[Polyscias]].''<br />
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'''''Irvingia''''' is a genus of [[Africa]]n and [[Southeast Asia]]n [[tree]]s in the family [[Irvingiaceae]], sometimes known by the common names '''wild mango''', '''African mango''', or '''bush mango'''. They bear edible [[mango]]-like fruits, and are especially valued for their [[fat]]- and [[protein]]-rich nuts, known as '''ogbono''', '''etima''', '''odika''', or '''dika nuts'''.<br />
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The subtly aromatic nuts are typically dried in the sun for preservation, and are sold whole or in powder form. They may be ground to a paste known variously as dika bread or Gabon chocolate. Their high content of [[mucilage]] enables them to be used as [[thickening agent]]s for dishes such as [[ogbono soup]]. The nuts may also be pressed for [[vegetable oil]].<br />
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The fruit is a large [[drupe]], with fibrous flesh.<br />
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The trees yield a hard [[wood]], useful in construction.<br />
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== Species ==<br />
* ''Irvingia gabonensis'' (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill.<br />
* ''Irvingia malayana'' Oliv. ex A. W. Benn.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* http://www.congocookbook.com/c0162.html<br />
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[[Category:malpighiales]]<br />
[[Category:Edible nuts and seeds]]</div>WikiWorks