Sarcocephalus pobeguinii
Pobeg. ex Pellgr.
Water kusia
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Description
A tree. It grows to 30 m high. The trunk is 1 m across. The bark is white or pale brown. It has rough cracks. Young shoots are hairy. The leaves are 8-21 cm long by 6-14 cm wide. The flowers are pink or white. They have a sweet smell. The fruit are 8-9 cm across and fleshy. The seeds are about 2 mm long. They are reddish and narrowed at both ends.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Medicinal Uses
The plant possibly has anti-malarial properties.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forest and woodland. It grows by river banks and near lakes and marshes. It grows between 780-1,400 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Zambia,
Other Information
It is fairly commonly used in West Africa.
Notes
Sarcocephalus pobeguinii Pobeg. ex Pellgr. is a synonym of Nauclea pobeguinii (Pobeg. ex Pellgr.) Merr. ex E. M. A. Petit while Sarcocephalus pobeguinii Hua & Pobeg. is an accepted name with Nauclea pobeguinii (Hua ex Pobeg.) Merr. as a synonym. It possibly has some anti-malarial properties.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Andingding, Asubo, Badi, Diadabi, Dunduke, Onhon, Sibo, Sujisia
References (9)
- 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 (As Nauclea pobeguinii)
- Ambe, G., 2001, Les fruits sauvages comestibles des savanes guinéennes de Côte-d’Ivoire : état de la connaissance par une population locale, les Malinké. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 5(1), 43-48 (As Nauclea pobeguinii)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 200
- Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
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- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 58
- Vivien, J. & Faure, J.J., 1985, Abres des forets dense d'Afrique Centrale. Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique. Paris. p 382 (As Nauclea pobeguinii)
- Vivien, J., & Faure, J.J., 1996, Fruitiers Sauvages d'Afrique. Especes du Cameroun. CTA p 288 (As Nauclea pobeguinii)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Nauclea pobeguinii)
