Annona stenophylla subsp. cuneata

(Oliv.) N. Robson

Annonaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea 4 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

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Annona stenophylla is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Tanzania and Zambia. Adolf Engler and Ludwig Diels, the German botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its narrow leaves (Latinized forms of Greek στενός, stenós, and φύλλον, phúllon).

Description

A small creeper. It has a rhizome 30-40 cm long. The fruit are small and orange.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh. The leaves are used as a tea substitute.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten. The leaves are used as a tea substitute.

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Medicinal Uses

A paste of the roots is used in traditional medicine in Zimbabwe to treat Sexually transmitted infections and as a snake repellant. Bioactive molecules extracted from the bark of the root are reported to have hypoglycemic activity in diabetic mice. The pulp of the ripe fruit is edible, with a sweet and pleasant taste. It is sought after for eating out of hand and also pressing for juice.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Congo, East Africa, Tanzania, Zambia,

Synonyms

Annona cuneata (Oliv.) R. E. Fr.Annona senegalensis var. cuneata Oliv.Annona senegalensis var. glabrescens Oliv.

Also Known As

Dilolo, Elolo, Kilolo, Loloalolo, Lolo-kia-ndambi, Malomboka, Molo, Muloloa, Nlolo, Nolopolo, Nzelenge

References (3)

Brevard County Edible Acres (As Annona cuneata)
Lautenschläger, T., et al, 2018, First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:51
Mawunu, M., et al, 2022, Ethnobotanical uses of wild edible plants of Mucuba municipality, Angola. Natural Resources for Human Health. 2022, 0:1-10