Salacia cornifolia
Hook. f.
Celastraceae Edible: Fruit
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Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
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Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
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Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
Description
A tropical creeping liane with sweet edible fruit pulp.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Also Known As
Ayamensa
References (5)
- Aboagye, L. M., et al, 2007, Underutilized species Policies and Strategies. Report. CSIR Ghana. p 11
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- JSTOR Global Plants edible
- Nyadanu, D., et al, 2015, Agro-biodiversity and challenges of on-farm conservation: the case of plant genetic resources of neglected and underutilized crop species in Ghana. Genet. Resourc. Crop Evol. 62(7):
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
