Vonabe (Hymenaea)
Hymenaea verrucosa
About Vonabe (Hymenaea)
Vonabe (Hymenaea) (Hymenaea verrucosa) is a herb used in the Malagasy Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Wound Healing, Ceremonial Use, and Fever, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Hymenaea verrucosa (Zanzibar copal, East African copal, or Amber tree) is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the paraphyletic subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is a large tree native to the tropical regions of East Africa and is cultivated in many tropical parts of the world. The species is currently treated as a species of Hymenaea, though a few authors isolate it into a separate monospecific genus Trachylobium as Trachylobium verrucosum.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist