Uvaria scabrida
Oliv.
Annonaceae Edible: Fruit
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Olivier Lachenaud & West and Central Africa Program.
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Description
A climbing shrub or twining creeper. It can be 20 m long and 20 cm thick. The leaves are 4-27 cm long and 3-9 cm wide. The fruit are 4-6 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Liberia,
Synonyms
Uva scabrida Kuntze
Also Known As
Kuatiliu
References (2)
- Brevard County Edible Acres
- Latham, P & Mbuta, A., 2017, Useful Plants of Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Volume 2. Salvation Army p 237
