Clerodendrum welwitschii
Gurke
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Saint Fédriche NDZAI
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Saint Fédriche NDZAI
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Saint Fédriche NDZAI
Description
A climbing shrub. It grows 5 m tall. The branches have brown hairs. The leaves are large. The flowers are in dense groups at the ends of branches. They are white.
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable. A bitter flavour, they are seen as a tonic for the digestive system
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves have pain relieving properties and are used in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, etc. They are also used to treat pulmonary troubles, malnutrition, debilit and heart problems.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest in Central Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Nigeria, West Africa,
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally grow best in full sun or partial shade in a moist but well-drained soil.
Propagation
Seed - Softwood cuttings Cuttings of half-ripe wood Root cuttings Division of suckers
References (2)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
