Stomatostemma monteiroae
(Oliv.) N. E. Br.
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Description
A climber or creeper. It grows 10 m high. The stems are round. They wind around supports. It has tuberous roots. The leaves are narrowly oval. The flowers are white to yellowish-green. The fruit are a long shape and they have rings around them.
Edible Uses
The fruit are harvested while still green, seeded, then boiled in water, sliced and sun-dried, with the dried fruit eaten as a relish.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are harvested while still green and the seeds removed then the fruit are used as a relish. The fruit are boiled in water and sliced and sun dried. The dried fresh fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on dry woodland and rocky hillsides.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Mostata
References (4)
- Motlhanka, D. M. T., et al, 2008, Edible Indigenous Fruit Plants of Eastern Botswana. International Journal of Poultry Science. 7(5): 457-460
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 27
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
