Tiliacora dielsiana
Hutch. et Dalziel
Menispermaceae Edible: Fruit, Stem
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Description
A stout woody climbing shrub. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are black with small ridges on the edges. They are edible.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible. The stem is traditionally chewed as a chew stick.
Traditional Uses
The stem is chewed as a chew stick.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands and lower altitudes of the rain-forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Notes
There are 22 Tiliacora species.
Also Known As
Foklobe, Kadze
References (7)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 48
- Busson, 1965,
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 165
- JSTOR Global Plants edible
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- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 147
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
