Sherbournia calycina

(G. Don) Hua

Yellow monkey apple

Rubiaceae Edible: Fruit pulp, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable 10 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or creeper. It is 1 m long. The flowers are cream-white or pink with purple marks. The ripe fruit are red or orange.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw and are reasonably commonly consumed.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest and on the edges of forests.

Where It Grows

Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Congo R, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,

Production

In Liberia the nuts are produced from November to April. In Congo fruit are available about September.

Other Information

The fruit are reasonably commonly eaten.

Synonyms

Amaralia calicyna (G. Don) K. Schum.Amaralia huana WernhamAmaralia sherbourniae (Hook.) WernhamGardenia calycina G. DonGardenia sherbourniae Hook.Randia amaralioides K. Schum. ex Hutch. & DalzielRandia doniana Benth.Randia sherborniae (Hook.) Hook.Sherbournia foliosa G. Don

Also Known As

Bokakoro, Ekakwasiko, Gumate, Kawao, Kwia, Ma-banthi, Mulaki, Se-b, Taninkpane, Tojabajar, Tuliabinga

References (16)

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Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 14:398. 1901
Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
Danforth, R.M., & Boren, P.D., 1997, Congo Native fruits. Twenty-five of the best. Privately published. p 70 (Amaralia spp.)

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Hwang, L. C., et al, 2020, Traditional Botanical Uses of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in Seven Counties in Liberia. ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2020.
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 161
Manvell, A., 2011, Use of Non-Timber Forest Products around Sapo National Park, Liberia (Report B) p 17
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 216 (As Amaralia calicyna)
Okigbo, B.N., Vegetables in Tropical Africa, in Opena, R.T. & Kyomo, M.L., 1990, Vegetable Research and development in SADCC countries. Asian Vegetable Research and development Centre. Taiwan. p 45 (As Amaralia calicyna)
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