Family Melianthaceae | Genus Bersama Rank Species | |
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Similar Melianthaceae, Bersama, Maesa lanceolata, Syzygium guineense, Diospyros abyssinica |
Bersama abyssinica is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the Melianthaceae family. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis (hence the common name winged bersama). The inflorescence is a spike.

This species is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa and includes two subspecies:
The subspecies rosea is endemic to Tanzania, where it is considered vulnerable.
Bersama abyssinica produces a hard, heavy wood that is used in the construction of houses in West Africa.





References
Bersama abyssinica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA