Scaphopetalum amoenum
A. Chev.
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Description
A small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is usually leaning. The crown produces drooping branches. These touch the ground and form roots. It produces dense thickets.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.
Also Known As
Aroro, Bah, Bleh, Chube, Gegne, Nsoto
References (6)
- 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.
- 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 99
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 188
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
