Afrocanthium gilfillanii
(N. E. Br.) Lantz
Velvet rock alder
RubiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It is drought resistant. It grows in grassland and on rocky ridges.
Africa, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zambia,
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 tree. It grows 3 m tall. The branches are in opposite pairs. The leaves are dark green and velvety.
Notes
There are about 60-200 Canthium species.
Names & Synonyms
Canthium gilfillanii (N. E. Br.) O. B. Mill.Plectronia gilfillani N. E. Br.Plectronia macleana Bolus ex Burtt Davy invalidPlectronia velutina Conrath ex Burtt Davy invalid
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
