Salacia cornifolia
Hook. f.
CelastraceaeFruit
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Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
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Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, 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 tropical creeping liane with sweet edible fruit pulp.
Names & Synonyms
Ayamensa
References (5)
- Aboagye, L. M., et al, 2007, Underutilized species Policies and Strategies. Report. CSIR Ghana. p 11
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- JSTOR Global Plants edible
- Nyadanu, D., et al, 2015, Agro-biodiversity and challenges of on-farm conservation: the case of plant genetic resources of neglected and underutilized crop species in Ghana. Genet. Resourc. Crop Evol. 62(7):
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
