Cola bruneelii
De Wild.
Malvaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Malvaceae family with edible fruit and leaves.
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Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw, and the leaves are cooked and eaten as a leafy vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw. The leaves are cooked and eaten as a leafy vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
Also Known As
Alemba, Limbabaluyekondo, Litaphala, Losakani, Losakanu, Mbila isende, Ntae, Nzanzaenza, Nzanzainza, Okowa, Sakanu
References (4)
- Koni, J. M. & Bostein, K., 2008, Noms et usages des plantes utiles chez les Nsong, DR Congo. University of Gothenburg. Department of Oriental and African Languages. p 21
- 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
- Mosango M., Szafranski F., 1985, Plantes sauvages à fruits comestibles dans les environs de Kisangani (Zaïre). In: Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée, 32e année, pp. 177-190
- 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
