Artabotrys likimensis
De Wild.
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Description
A shrub or climber. It can be a tall woody climber. It grows 4 m tall. The leaves are oval with a heart shaped base. They are 4-20 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The flowers are white or red. They are in clusters. The fruit are oval and red. They have reddish hairs.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In East Africa it grows between 1,150-1,800 m above sea level. It grows in evergreen forest. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, East Africa, Kenya, Uganda,
Production
Plants flower in May.
Also Known As
Ikoyi, Kakambo, Lusolokho, Mu-cigara, Njigara
References (3)
- Harris, D. J., 2002, The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, 2002. – 274 pages p 41
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 28th March 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
