Chassalia kolly
(Schumach.) Hepper
RubiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten, though only occasionally.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests along rivers.
Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Guinea, Guinée, 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 slender shrub. The twigs are soft and hollow. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval. They are 20 cm long. The flowers are small and green to pink. They are in clusters. The fruit are purplish-black and on swollen stalks.
How to Grow
Plants are grown from seeds.
Other Information
The leaves are only eaten occasionally.
Names & Synonyms
Bognongon, Djetinman
Chassalia parviflora Benth.Chassalia yorubensis K. Schum. [Invalid]
Psychotria benthamiana Hiern.Psychotria kolly Schumach.Psychotria warneckei K. Schum. & K. KraisePsychotria yorubensis (Hiern) KuntzeUraroga benthamiana (Hiern) KuntzeUragogo kolly (Schumach.) Kuntze
References (3)
- Achigan-Dako, E, et al (Eds), 2009, Catalogue of Traditional Vegetables in Benin. International Foundation for Science.
- Achigan-Dako, E., 2010, Traditional Vegetables in Benin.
- Dansi, A., et al, 2008, Traditional leafy vegetables and their use in the Benin Republic. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2008) 55:1239–1256
