Cassine crocea
(Thunb.) C. Presl.
Small-leaved saffron
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers - spice
The flowers are used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Africa, Southern 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 subtropical herb in the Celastraceae family. The flowers are occasionally used as a spice.
Names & Synonyms
Crocoxylon croceum (Thunb.) N. RobsonCrocoxylon excelsum Eckl. & Zeyh.Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.Elaeodendron verrucosum KunthOchna capensis Kunth
References (1)
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 88
