Heinsia pulchella
(G. Don) K. Schum.
Rubiaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A branching shrub. It can grow 8-13 m high. The flowers are white and they have yellow hairs in the throat. The fruit are yellow.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows as an under-storey plant in high forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Synonyms
See Heinsia crinita
References (2)
- H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(4):94. 1891
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 216
