Salacia pyriformis
(G. Don) Steud.
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A woody climber. It is a shrub with stems 4-12 m long. They can be erect or climbing. The main stem is 7 cm across. The flowers are in dense clusters. The fruit are round and orange. They have ridges. The fruit are 3-5 cm across.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. A rich, sweet flavour. The orange fruit is more or less round, smooth but with ridges, around 25 - 50mm in diameter.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest. It can be along rivers and in flooded forests. It grows from near sea level to 1,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, West Africa,
Also Known As
Amambunombuno, Mola wa ma mbati, Osonokotodwe
References (4)
- Boateng, S. K., et al, 2007, Wet Season of Edible Wild Fruits in Three Regions of Ghana. Journal of Plant Sciences 2(3): 353-357
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 589
- Terashima, H., & Ichikawa, M., 2003, A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in the Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo. African Study Monographs, 24 (1, 2): 1-168, March 2003
- Terashima, H., Ichikawa, M. & Ohta, L., (Ed.), 1991, A Flora: Catalog of Useful Plants of Tropical Africa. African study monographs. Supplementary issue (1991), 16:195
