Tetrapleura tetraptera — a medium houseplant
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Tetrapleura tetraptera

Tetrapleura Tetraptera

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Tetrapleura tetraptera, also known as prekese or aidan fruit, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae native to Western Africa and Central Africa. The plant is called prekese in the Akan language of Ghana. It is also called uhio (uhiokrihio) in the Igbo language of Nigeria.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Tetrapleura
Family
Fabaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Aridan en Aidan tree
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Tetrapleura tetraptera leaf
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Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit
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Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit
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