Loeseneriella clematoides
(Loes.) R. Wilcek
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Description
A woody creeper. It can be 40-100 m long and 20 cm across. The leaf stalks are 7-15 mm long. The leaves are oval and 5-13 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The flowers are pale-green and turn yellowish-brown.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the forest and marshland.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Gabon, Guinea, Guinée, Malawi, Uganda,
Synonyms
Hippocratea clematoides Loes.
Also Known As
Kinsundi
References (3)
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 563
- Latham, P., 2004, Useful Plants of Bas-Congo province. Salvation Army & DFID p 169
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
