Rytigynia neglecta
(Hiern) Robyns
RubiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruits are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountainforest.
Africa, Cameroon, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique,
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 deciduous tree about 5 m tall with greenish-white flowers, native to tropical mountainforests of Africa.
Notes
There are 50 Rytigynia species. They are in tropical Africa and are all deciduous.
Names & Synonyms
Epodo, Metagure, Miqee, Mitto
Canthium neglectum Hiern.Plectronia neglecta (Hiern) K. Schum. ex Engl.
References (8)
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- Seyoum, Y., et al, 2015, Edible Wild Fruit Trees and Shrubs and Their Socioeconomic Significance in Central Ethiopia. Ethnobotany Research & Applications. 14:183-197
