Cissus rubiginosa
(Welw. ex Baker) Planch.
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Description
A tropical climbing vine of the grape family (Vitaceae) with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, West Africa,
Synonyms
Cissus bussei Gilg & M. BrandtCissus mugansa De Wild.'
Vitis rubiginosa Welw. ex Baker
Also Known As
Faz tudo, Katambadi, Mkomberonda, Nkatakata kahendanga, Nkata mbadi
References (4)
- Kakeya , 1976,
- Lautenschläger, T., et al, 2018, First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:51
- Mpasiwakomu, R. A., 2017, The Diversity and Utilization of Wild Edible and Medicinal Plant Species found in Uvinza Miombo Woodlands, Tanzania. M. Sc. thesis University of Tanzania.
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 201
