Salacia staudtiana
Loes.
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Description
A tropical creeper or liane in the Celastraceae family growing up to 7 m high, found in the under-storey in West Africa and sometimes along rivers.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the under-storey in West Africa and sometimes along rivers.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Guinea, Guinée, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Also Known As
Du-kpay, Yilio
References (2)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- JSTOR Global Plants edible
