Smeathmannia laevigata
R. Br.
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Passifloraceae family that grows in forests along rivers and in palm groves, with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Medicinal Uses
A bark decoction is taken to treat dysentery. The macerated leaves, or a decoction of leafy stems, are used in baths or taken orally to treat fever, back pain and headache. A decoction of twigs is used externally to treat sores and eye troubles.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests along rivers and in palm groves.
Where It Grows
Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings of half-ripe wood.
Also Known As
Bugue, Edjere, Upelele
References (2)
- Dalziel, 1937,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 159
