Sabicea johnstonii
K. Schum. ex Wernham
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Description
A woody creeper or shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. They are 14 cm long by 7 cm wide. They taper at the tip and are rounded at the base. They are whitish underneath. The leaf stalks are 6-7 cm long. The flower stalks are 5 cm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
Production
Fruiting is not seasonal.
Also Known As
Chuumya, Damudamu
References (2)
- Terashima, H., et al, 1992, Ethnobotany of the Lega in the Tropical Rainforest of Eastern Zaire (Congo): Part Two, Zone de Walikale, African Study Monographs, Suppl. 19:1-60
- 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
