Fegimanra afzelii
Engl.
An-peri
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It can be 9 m tall. The leaves have 7-10 pairs of leaflets. The flowers can be red or white. The fruit are red. They are kidney shaped.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows on sandstone and in rocky places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
References (6)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Busson, 1965,
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 43
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 48
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
