Avicennia africana

Beauv.

Mangle boton, Black Mangrove, White Mangrove

Acanthaceae Edible: Seeds 12,270 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or tree. It can grow 18 m tall. It has pneumatophores or aerial roots. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and opposite. They clasp the stem at the base. They are 18 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are white with yellow centres. They are crowded at the ends of short stalks.

Edible Uses

The germinating seeds are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The germinating seeds are eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grow in mangrove areas along coastlines.

Where It Grows

Africa, Sierra Leone, West Africa,

Notes

There are about 6-8 Avicennia species. They are tropical. Also put in the family Avicenniaceae.

Synonyms

Avicennia nitida Jacq.

Also Known As

Bue-dinte, Bue-le, Gbeletii, Jaiyei, Ka-bure

References (6)

Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
Enum. syst. pl. 25. 1760 (Select. stirp. amer. hist. 177, t. 112, fig. 1. 1763)
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 58
Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 197
Savill, P. S. & Fox, J. E. D., Trees of Sierra Leone. p 51

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