Strychnos panganensis
Gilg.
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Description
A scrambling shrub or creeper. It can grow 3-20 m tall. The leaves are dark green and shiny above and more pale underneath. They are 1-5 cm long by 6-30 mm wide. The flowers have 5 parts and have a sweet scent. The fruit are round and 1.1-1.6 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania,
Synonyms
Strychnos bicirrhifera DunkleyStrychnos guerkeana Gilg.
Also Known As
Mdendero, Mkangala
References (3)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- http://www.fao.org/forestry/25323-096344a3de335832e8f363c3ac5184a66.pdf
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 142
