Pyrenacantha scandens
(Thunb.) Planch. ex Harv.
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Description
A climbing plant. It grows 3 m long. The leaf stalks are hairy. The leaves are 5-10 cm long by 2.5-6.5 cm wide. They vary in shape. The flowers are in spikes in the axils of leaves. The fruit is fleshy and 1.8 cm long.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Cavanilla scandens Thunb.Moldenhauera scandens (Thunb.) Spreng.
Also Known As
Blouboktoutjie, Umkhokhthwane
References (2)
- Cunningham, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 116
