Monanthotaxis foliosa
(Engl. & Diels) Verdc.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The leaves and fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests between 600-800 m above sea level in Central Africa/
Africa, Central Africa, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A woody shrub or climber growing up to 2.7 m long, found in the Annonaceae family. It occurs on forest edges in Central Africa at elevations between 600–800 m.
Names & Synonyms
Biribarana, Ntetekon
Clathrospermum foliosum Engl. & Diels.Enneastemon foliosus (Engl. & Diels) Robyns & Ghesq.Popowia foliosa Engl. & Diels
References (3)
- 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 42, 47 (Also as Enneastemon foliosus)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 76, 134 (As Enneastemon foliosus)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 175 (As Enneastemon foliosus)
