Euclinia longiflora
Salisb.
RubiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The black pulp surrounding the seeds in the fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a forest plant. It grows in forest and secondary jungle. It grows along rivers and in palm groves.
Africa, Angola, Asia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, India, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall. The flowers are white and have a scent. They are 15 cm long and trumpet shaped or bell shaped. The fruit has black pulp around the seeds that is edible.
Names & Synonyms
Anyofon-bokowa, Go gbondo, Goiaba-de-mato, Gyaneya
Gardenia devoniana Lindl.Gardenia macrantha Schult.Randia bowieana Schult.Randia devoniana (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B. D. JacksRandia macrantha (Schultes) DC.Rothmannia bowieana (A. Cunn. ex Hook.) Benth.Rothmannia macrantha (Schult.) RobynsSolena bowieana (A. Cunn. ex Hook.f.) D. Dietr.Solena macrantha (Schult.) D. Dietr.
References (8)
- 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 47 (As Randia macrantha)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 209, 513 (As Randia macrantha)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Dalziel, 1937,
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 135 (As Randia macrantha)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 169
- Unwin, A. H., 1920, West African Forests and Forestry. Fisher Unwin Ltd. pdf on Internet p 72 (As Randia macrantha)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
