Rourea coccinea
(Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Vegetable, Caution, Possibly medicine.
Used as a vegetable.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland and near rivers. It can be in palm groves. In Nigeria it has been recorded at 230 and 1,440 m above sea level.
Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, 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 shrub and woody climber (family Connaraceae) that can grow up to 20 m tall. It is found in savannah woodland, near rivers, and in palm groves across Nigeria at elevations between 230 and 1,440 m.
Names & Synonyms
Byrsocarpus coccineus Schumach. & Thonn.Byrsocarpus parvifolius Planch.Byrsocarpus puniceus Schumach. & Thonn.Byrsocarpus tisseramii Aubrev. & Pellegr.
References (4)
- Achigan-Dako, E, et al (Eds), 2009, Catalogue of Traditional Vegetables in Benin. International Foundation for Science.
- Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 173
- Latham, P & Mbuta, A., 2017, Useful Plants of Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Volume 2. Salvation Army p 143
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
