Oxyanthus subpunctatus
(Hiern.) Keay
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Stem
The stem is used as a chew stick.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, 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 shrub or small tree. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves are dark green. The flowers have a corolla tube that is white or pale green. It has a scent. The fruit are orange.
Names & Synonyms
Aburu biri anwa, Bai-kafe, E-sunku, Nsoko, Obalanabo
Mitriostigma subpunctatum HiernOxyanthus laurentii De Wild.Oxyanthus tenuis Stapf
References (2)
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 172
