Acridocarpus zanzibaricus
(Bojer ex Loudon) A. Jussieu
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The fruit and leaves are eaten, and it is used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on sand. It grows in coastal regions.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania,
Synonyms
Acridocarpus zanzibarensis Chiov.Anomalopterys zanzibarica (A. Juss.) KuntzeBanisteria zanziberica Bojer ex Loudon
References (3)
- 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
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 143
