Anisophyllea laurina
R. Br. ex Sabine
Monkey apple
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 5-16 m high. The leaves are small, alternate and sword shaped. They are 7-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The side veins are at right angles to the midrib and parallel. The flowers have 4 large fleshy petals. The flowers are small and greenish. They are on spikes in the axils of the leaves. The fruit are yellow but become red on the sunny side.
Edible Uses
The fruit are used for preserves and are attractive enough to be sold in markets.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are used for preserves.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in secondary jungle often in upland areas in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Cultivation
It can be cut back and will regenerate from the roots.
Production
In Sierra Leone flowering is November to December and fruit ripen April to May. There are 240 dried fruit per kilogram.
Other Information
The fruit is attractive and sold in markets.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Angueidja, Budjagala, Cantingui, Edoconhe, Ka-kants, Kandi, Kandii, Kanosi, Kanse, Kansi, Kanti, Kantii, Kendi, Kense, Kenth-la, Mafel, Mafele, Mandjagala, Miseria, Monki-apul, N'sump, Pau-miseria, Po-de-miseria, Senhe, Unsununtu
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- Catarino, L., et al, 2016, Ecological data in support of an analysis of Guinea-Bissau's medicinal flora. Data in Brief 7 (2016):1078-1097
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- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- FAO Corporate Document Repository. The Major Significance of 'Minor' Forest Products. Appendix 3
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 56
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 120
- liberianfaunaflora.org Plant Atlas
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