Peddiea fischeri
Engl.
Green flower tree
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m high. The leaves are dark green and shiny. They are alternate and sword shaped and 3-12 cm long. The flowers are in a group of 3-10. They are green. The fruit is an oval berry 10-14 mm long. They are purple to black.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in closed mountain forest in West Africa. It grows between 1,400-2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Notes
There are about 10 Peddiea species.
Synonyms
References (10)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 48
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 205
- 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 154
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- Palgrave, K.C., 1996, Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. p 646 (As Peddiea africana)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 189
- Schatz, G.E., 2001, Generic Tree Flora of Madagascar. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. p 396 (Genus)
- von Katja Rembold, 2011, Conservation status of the vascular plants in East African rain forests. Dissertation Universitat Koblenz-Landau p 176
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
