Hupeana Dalbergia (Dalbergia hupeana)

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

Dalbergia hupeana is a TREE growing to 15 m (49ft 3in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves. Inner bark. A famine food. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Sunny wild uplands. In forests or among bushes on mountain slope, ravines by streams and woodland slopes at elevations of 800 - 1400 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)