Monanthotaxis trichocarpa
(Engl. & Diels) Verdc.
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Description
A creeper or straggling shrub. It can be 8 m long. The branches are red to purple. They have rusty coloured hairs. The leaves are 6-15 cm long. The flowers occur singly or in pairs. They are yellowish green and fleshy. The fruit are in groups of 2-8. They are orange to red.
Edible Uses
The seeds are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest. It grows mainly between 30-600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania,
Synonyms
Popowia trichocarpa Engl. & Diels
References (3)
- Flora of Mozambique.
- Herb., E. A., 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 55
