Erythrococca fischeri
Pax
Euphorbiaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Description
A tropical shrub or small tree of the Euphorbiaceae family found in equatorial Africa.
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Edible Uses
The leaves and fruit are eaten.
Medicinal Uses
A decoction of its root is drunk to treat intestinal worm infections and gonorrhoea.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in equatorial Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya,
Cultivation
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
References (5)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Oyen, L.P.A., 2008. Erythrococca bongensis Pax. [Internet] Record from Protabase. Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa), Wageningen, Netherlands. < http://database.prota.org/search.htm>. Accessed 16 October 2009.
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 110
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
