. ▁The ▁se eds ▁are ▁o ily ▁in ▁texture ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁bought ▁either ▁raw ▁or ▁d ried . ▁They ▁have ▁an ▁od our ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁o ily ▁ch oc olate , ▁but ▁their ▁flav our ▁is ▁truly ▁unique : ▁subt ly ▁a rom atic ▁with ▁a ▁m ild ▁bitter ▁after t aste . ▁At ▁m atur ity ▁( August ▁- ▁September ) ▁the ▁fruit ▁sm ells ▁like ▁over - ri pe ▁app les . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁N j ang sa ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁tropical ▁Africa . ▁The ▁native ▁ge ographic ▁location ▁of ▁nj ang sa ▁reaches ▁from ▁Sen eg al ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁to ▁Sud an , ▁U g anda , ▁and ▁T anz ania , ▁and ▁from ▁Sud an ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁of ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁to ▁Ang ola . ▁The ▁tree ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁on ▁Mad agas car . ▁ ▁N j ang sa ▁grows ▁generally ▁in ▁rain ▁for ests ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁typical ▁for ▁secondary ▁for ests . ▁This ▁tree ▁is ▁a ▁light - dem and ing ▁species . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁decid uous ▁for ests , ▁forest ▁edges , ▁secondary ▁scr ubs ▁and ▁thick ets ▁in ▁semi - d ry ▁sav ann ah s . ▁The ▁tree ▁is ▁observed ▁in ▁food ▁c rop ▁fields , ▁c ocoa ▁far ms ▁and ▁other ▁ag ro for est ry ▁systems , ▁where ▁the ▁trees ▁can ▁also ▁intention ally ▁be ▁plant ed . ▁ ▁Us es ▁and