Magnistipula cupheiflora subsp. leonensis
Mildbr.
Chrysobalanaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family that grows approximately 10 m high with a fluted and crooked trunk. It is found in evergreen rain-forest in Sierra Leone in West Africa.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen rain-forest in Sierra Leone in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Synonyms
Hirtella cupheiflora (Mildbr.) A. Chev.
Also Known As
Kafi
References (1)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
