Aidia micrantha
(K. Schum.) Bullock ex F. White
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(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten
(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Bark - stimulant
The fruit pulp is eaten raw as a stimulant. The bark is chewed raw as a stimulant.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet evergreen forest. It can also be in open forest and along rivers.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Congo DR, East Africa, Mozambique, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It can grow 12 m tall. The leaves are simple and opposite. The leaf blade is 10-16 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are narrow and wedge shaped at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are pink, purple or white. They have a scent. The fruit are round and green and turn red. They can be 1 cm across.
Other Uses
The wood is used for poles, bows, tool handles and spoons. The wood is used for fuel.
Production
Fruit occur throughout the year.
Names & Synonyms
Arum Karu, Mispel, Mo.lombo, Oemanbarklak, Okenia
References (3)
- http://aflora.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- Terashima, H., et al, 1992, Ethnobotany of the Lega in the Tropical Rainforest of Eastern Zaire (Congo): Part Two, Zone de Walikale, African Study Monographs, Suppl. 19:1-60
- Termote, C., et al, 2011, Eating from the wild: Turumbu, Mbole and Bali traditional knowledge of non-cultivated edible plants, District Tshopo, DRCongo, Gen Resourc Crop Evol. 58:585-618
