Euadenia eminens

Hook. f.

Dinsinkoro

Capparaceae Edible: Fruit, Seeds - spice

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Description

A shrub. It grows 4 m tall. The flowers are on long stalks 20 cm long with up to 40 flowers. The fruit are grey. They are a long 4 sided capsules 40 cm long by 1 cm wide. It has stripes along it. It is slightly constricted between the seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten and the seeds are used as a spice.

Medicinal Uses

The plant is used as a medicine.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forest. It grows up to 1,650 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Africa, Ghana, Uganda, West Africa,

Notes

It is used as a medicine.

Synonyms

Euadenia pulcherrima Gilg & Benedict'

References (1)

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 47