Caloncoba gilgiana
(Sprague) Gilg
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Description
A shrub or small thorny tree. It grows 13 m high. The flowers are large and white. The fruit have several seeds surrounded by a thin pulp.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edges of deciduous forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Flacourtiaceae.
Synonyms
Oncoba gilgiana (Sprague) Gilg
Also Known As
Asratoa, Aweawu, Iroko ojo, Kotowhiri, Nwoantia, Sissiru
References (4)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
- Dalziel, 1937,
- Irvine, 1961,
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
