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Representative bark texture, not a photograph of a documented Dawadawa — a species-verified image is still to come.
Hausa · Abron
Dawadawa
West African Locust Bean
Parkia biglobosa
Where It Grows
Northern & Upper regions
Soronuasi — Soronu is the Abron name for the tree; the town takes its name from it.
Approximate — anchored to the nearest known place name.
Explore full map →Why It's Protected
A slow-maturing tree that can take over a decade before its first harvest — communities across the savanna protect standing trees on farmland since a felled dawadawa cannot be replaced within a working lifetime.
Uses & Benefits
- —Fermented seeds pounded into dawadawa — a staple seasoning across West Africa
- —Pulp eaten fresh or made into a sweet drink
- —Leaves and bark used in traditional medicine
If you would not let a human being die, why would you let a forest burn? Every material is alive — the tree is not a metaphor. The tree is ancestor.
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