Landolphia robustior
(K. Schum.) J. G. M. Pers.
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Davy Ikabanga, West & Central Africa programme
Description
A woody creeper or climber. It can be 20 m long. The stem can be 50 cm around. The leaves are oblong. The flowers are very small in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers vary in colour. The fruit are small, yellow berries. They are edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest and along rivers.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Congo R, Gabon, Nigeria, West Africa,
Production
Fruiting is seasonal. In Central African Republic plants flower January to March. In Congo fruit are available September to January.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Angolo, Makpodu, Mangoca, Mangocha, Ndembo, Ntohe
References (10)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 33 (As Anthoclitandra robustior)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew. (As Anthoclitandra robustior)
- Harris, D. J., 2002, The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, 2002. – 274 pages p 52
- http://aflora.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp (As Anthoclitandra robustior)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 121 (As Anthoclitandra robustior)
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- Moutsambote, J., 1996, Vegetation forestiere et plantes alimentaires de la region de la Sangha. Chp. 11 of Bien Manger et Bien Vivre. ORSTOM p 119 (As Anthoclitandra robustior)
- 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 (As Anthoclitandra robustior)
- Termote, C., et al, 2011, Eating from the wild: Turumbu, Mbole and Bali traditional knowledge of non-cultivated edible plants, District Tshopo, DRCongo, Gen Resourc Crop Evol. 58:585-618
- Vivien, J., & Faure, J.J., 1996, Fruitiers Sauvages d'Afrique. Especes du Cameroun. CTA p 54 (As Anthoclitandra robustior)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
