Dipteryx oleifera Benth.

A tree. It grows 20-40 m high. The trunk is large and swollen at the base. It has rounded buttresses. The leaves are compound and alternate. There are 10-20 leaflets. They are bright green. The flowers are in groups 40 cm long at the end of the branches. The fruit are oval and 4-6 cm long by 3 cm wide. There is one seed.

A canopy or emergent tree in forests on very humid plateaux, in alluvial or sandy soils, and sometimes in acid and clay soils; at elevations from 20-1,300 metres. It favours well-drained hillsides.

The seeds are cooked by boiling and eaten. They are also roasted.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.