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Tieghemia sulphurea

(Engl.) Balle

Loranthaceae Edible: Flowers

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Description

A tropical parasitic plant in the Loranthaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The flowers are edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa,

Synonyms

Probably to become Oncocalyx Loranthus sulphureus Engl.

References (2)

  • East African Herbarium records, 1981, (As Tieghemia sulphurea)
  • Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 143 (As Tieghemia sulphurea)

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