Manotes expansa
Sol. ex Planch.
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Description
A woody creeper. It can be 6.5 m long The leaf stalks are 5-25 cm long. The leaves have 3-13 narrowly oval leaflets. These are 3-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are small and in groups on stalks 50 cm long. The fruit are 1.5 cm long.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten raw or cooked.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rain-forest.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Guinea, Guinée, Liberia,
Also Known As
Tokayikayi
References (3)
- Latham, P., 2004, Useful Plants of Bas-Congo province. Salvation Army & DFID p 181
- Latham, P & Mbuta, A., 2017, Useful Plants of Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Volume 2. Salvation Army p 11
- 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
