50 grams of Mubala seeds (Pentaclethra macrophylla) or about 4 glossy seeds, not pierced

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Superb seed resembling Entada seeds but more fragile than them, they are on average 60mm long and 30mm wide.

The vernacular names of this African tree abound: Okpagha (Nigeria); Apara (Nigeria); Ovala (Côte d`Ivoire); Ebé (Gabon); Essiri (Congo); Mubala (Cameroon); Mbalaka (Cameroon); Kombolo (Cameroon); Ebé (Cameroon); Ebaye (Cameroon); Bemba (Cameroon); Wild locust; Ukpakara; Ukpaghan; Ukana; Ugba; Tshibambabamba; Tsaklo; Owala; Ovala; Otiabor; Opaga; Okuw; Okpagha; Oil bean tree; Ogba; Nsangabare; Nkpa; Moulla-panza and more...

The tree reaches a height of 15 to 40 m, with diameters of 100 cm. The bole is often irregular, unbuttressed or low buttressed, with a fluted base. It may be up to 6 to 10 m in length. Pentaclethra macrophylla occurs in closed forests, along riverbanks. It is dominant in secondary forests.

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