Salacia togoica
Loes.
Celastraceae Edible: Fruit
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A climbing shrub. It can grow 10 m high. The fruit are almost round and about 3 cm across. The pulp is orange-red when ripe. It is edible.
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Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the savannah zone in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,
References (7)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. 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 160
- JSTOR Global Plants edible
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- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 81
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
