Madagascar Rosewood (Dalbergia greveana)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Dalbergia greveana or commonly known as Madagascar Rosewood is a slow-growing tree endemic to Madagascar. It is deciduous and grows up to 15 m tall with crooked, short bole of up to 50cm in diameter. It is overexploited from the wild for timber exportation. A paste is made from rubbing branches on stones with water. It is used as a medicine for various conditions and applied to the face. The wood is heavy and very hard.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Usually found in deciduous, seasonally dry forest and woodland, it is sometimes found as a shrub in grassland, at elevations up to 800 metres. It can be found on various soils, from sandy to limestone-derived and ferrallitic.. (Zone 10)