Phyllarthron comorense
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BignoniaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are used in jellies.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in forests near the coast.
Africa, Comoros, Mauritius,
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 tropical tree in the Bignoniaceae family that grows 15–30 m tall in coastal forests. It produces fruit used for preserves.
References (2)
- Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 490
