Fabaceae

Oilbean tree

Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pentaclethra

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Oilbean tree: Pentaclethrare semen, Pentaclethra macrophylla — Photo: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Oilbean tree
French: Mubala
Igbo: Ugba
sg: Kûmba

Synonyms

Pentaclethra africana Benth. ex Taub.
Pentaclethra gigantea A.Chev.

Photos

Photo: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maheva B Laursen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.