| Panda oleosa | |
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| Panda oleosa, fromVegetation der Erde (1915) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Pandaceae |
| Genus: | Panda Pierre |
| Species: | P. oleosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Panda oleosa | |
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Panda is a plantgenus of thefamilyPandaceae. It contains only one known species,Panda oleosa, native to western and central Africa (Liberia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon, Zaire).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Chimpanzees have been observed to hammer on the nuts ofPanda oleosa, which are particularly hard to open.[8]
Humans cook and eat the seeds and also use an oil produced by the seeds in food preparation, the wood is used to make canoes and for carpentry.[9]
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