| Allanblackia stuhlmannii | |
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| A. stuhlmannii, from Vegetation der Erde (1910) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Allanblackia |
| Species: | A. stuhlmannii |
| Binomial name | |
| Allanblackia stuhlmannii | |
| Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Allanblackia stuhlmannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
The tree's seeds are a source of edible oil long used by local populations and at one time exported as a government run business . An infrastructure is being developed for international scale commercial use Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine . It is hoped that by commercializing non-timber forest products and increasing the value of forests for local people this will result in their help in conserving this natural resource .
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