Zehneria anomala
C. Jeffrey
CucurbitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It occurs between 160-1,400 m above sea level.
Africa, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Middle East, Niger, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Angola, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, 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, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A woody climber. Plants can be of separate sexes or contain both sexes. The stems are slender. The leaves are fleshy and oval. They are 1-2.5 cm long by 1.5-5.5 cm wide. The base is shallowly heart shaped. The leaves have 3-5 lobes. The flowers are creamy yellow and small. The male flowers are in groups or 2-7. Female flowers occur singly. The fruit are almost round. They are pale green with dark green stripes. They turn red when ripe. They are sweet and edible.
Names & Synonyms
Imelapale
References (3)
- Alfarhan, A. H., 2005, Flora of Jizan Region. AR 17-7. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST).
- Ichikawa, M., 1980, The Utilization of Wild Food Plants by the Suiei Dorobo in Northern Kenya. J. Anthrop. Soc. Nippon. 88(1): 25-48
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
