Voacanga bracteata
Stapf
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Description
A large tropical tree in the Apocynaceae family. The fruit is the edible portion of this plant.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
Production
In Congo fruit are available in the rainy season.
Synonyms
Voacanga bracteata var. lanceolata StapfVoacanga diplochlamys K. Schum.Voacanga micrantha PichonVoacanga talbotii Wernham
Also Known As
Uupo
References (1)
- Terashima, H., & Ichikawa, M., 2003, A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in the Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo. African Study Monographs, 24 (1, 2): 1-168, March 2003
