Fabaceae

Aridan

Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumach. & Thonn.) Taub.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Tetrapleura

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Aridan: * Tetrapleura tetraptera Taub. Object Details Biogeographical Region 23 - West-Central Tropical Africa Collector Anton J. Leeuwenberg Min. Elevation 500 Record — Photo: NMNH, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Akan: Prɛkɛsɛ
English: Aridan, Galbanum, Prekese
French: 4 côtés, Esesè, Essèssè, Sassas
German: Dawo
Hausa: Dawo
Portuguese: Aridan

Synonyms

Adenanthera tetraptera Schum. & Thonn.
Adenanthera tetraptera Schumach. & Thonn.
Entada tetraptera (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty
Tetrapleura thonningii Benth.

Photos

Photo: NMNH, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flixtey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sunday Berlioz KAKPO, 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). About our plant data.