Monanthotaxis laurentii
(De Willd.) Verdc.
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense and gallery forest in West Africa.
Africa, Benin, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, 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 approximately 2 meters tall from the Annonaceae family, found in the dense and gallery forests of West Africa.
Names & Synonyms
Annona congensis Engl. & DielsPopowia congensis (Engl. & Diels) Engl. & DielsUnona congensis Egler & Diels
References (4)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 155 (As Popowia congensis)
- JSTOR
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
