What is African locust bean?
{{complex|date=December 2024}} {{Speciesbox | image = Parkia biglobosa Burkina.jpg | image2 = Atakora-Parkia biglobosa (6).jpg | image2_caption = Inflorescences | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author1=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |name-list-style=amp |title=''Parkia biglobosa'' |page=e.T144263048A149029456 |year=2019 |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref> | genus = Parkia | species = biglobosa | authority = ([[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin|Jacq.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)|R.Br.]] ex [[George Don|G.Don]] | synonyms_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:941491-1#synonyms |title=''Parkia biglobosa'' (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=12 November 2020 }}</ref> | synonyms = {{Collapsible list| *''Inga biglobosa'' <small>(Jacq.) Willd.</small> *''Inga faeculifera'' <small>Ham.</small> *''Inga faroba'' <small>Mérat & Lens</small> *''Inga senegalensis'' <small>DC.</small> *''Mimosa biglobosa'' <small>Jacq.</small> *''Mimosa taxifolia'' <small>Pers.</small> *''Parkia africana'' <small>R.Br.</small> *''Parkia clappertoniana'' <small>Keay</small> *''Parkia intermedia'' <small>Oliv.</small> *''Parkia oliveri'' <small>J.F.Macbr.</small> *''Parkia uniglobosa'' <small>G.Don</small> *''Prosopis faeculifera'' <small>Desv.</small> }}}} The '''African locust bean''' (''Parkia biglobosa'') is a type of tree that grows in Africa. It is also known as the African mesquite, néré, or dawadawa tree. People in many African countries use the seeds and fruits of this tree in their cooking. ==Description== The African locust bean tree is a medium-sized tree that can grow up to 20 meters (65 feet) tall. It has a dense crown of leaves and produces long, brown pods that contain seeds. The seeds are surrounded by a sweet pulp.<ref>{{Cite