Artabotrys monteiroae

Description

A large creeper or a tree. It can grow 6 m tall. It has hooked woody tendrils. The branches are reddish-brown. The leaves are 3-14 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They are oval and wedge shaped at the base. There are 1-9 flowers are short stalks. The petals are yellow. The fruit carpels are 1-1.5 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. They have 2 seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten as a snack.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten as a snack.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It is mostly in mid altitudes and mountain regions. It grows in rainforest. It suits humid locations. In Malawi it grows between 600-2,200 m altitude.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Synonyms

Also Known As

Munnamutswu, Rooihaakbessie, Umazwenda

References (7)

• Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
• Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 8
• Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
• Magwede, K., van Wyk, B.-E., & van Wyk, A. E., 2019, An inventory of Vhavenḓa useful plants. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 57–89
• Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 18

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