Oncoba subtomentosa
(Gilg) S Hul & Breteler
Salicaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical shrub or small tree of the Salicaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
Notes
Also put in the families Flacourtiaceae and Achariaceae.
Synonyms
Caloncoba subtomentosa Gilg.
Also Known As
Liphephele, Lisakele, Lisande, Lisende, Lisene
References (3)
- Liengola, I. B., 2001, A contribution to the study of native edible plants by the Turumbu and Lokele of the Tshopo District, Province Orientale, D. R. Congo. Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71:687-698 (As Caloncoba subtomentosa)
- Termote, C., et al, 2011, Eating from the wild: Turumbu, Mbole and Bali traditional knowledge of non-cultivated edible plants, District Tshopo, DRCongo, Gen Resourc Crop Evol. 58:585-618 (As Caloncoba)
- Termote, C., 2012, Wild edible plant use in Tshopo District, Democratic Republic of Congo. Universiteit Gent. p 69 (As Caloncoba subtomentosa)
