Monanthotaxis vogelii
(Hook. f.) Verdc.
Anmada
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 forests near river banks.
Africa, Benin, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Togo, Nigeria, 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 scrambling shrub or small tree of the Annonaceae family found in tropical West African forests near river banks. It produces distinctive orange flowers and edible fruits.
Names & Synonyms
Clathrospermum vogelii (Hook.f.) Planch. ex Benth.Enneastemon vogelii (Hook. f.) KeayPopowia dalzielii Hutch.Popowia vogelii (Hook.f.) Baill.Uva vogelii (Hook.f.) KuntzeUvaria vogelii Hook.f. ex Hook.f. & Benth.
References (4)
- 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 Enneastemon vogelii)
- 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 134 (As Enneastemon vogelii)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
