Dichaetanthera strigosa

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MelastomataceaeLeaves

Dichaetanthera strigosa

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Saint Fédriche NDZAI

Dichaetanthera strigosa

gbif · cc-by-sa
Saint Fédriche NDZAI

Dichaetanthera strigosa

gbif · cc-by-sa
Saint Fédriche NDZAI

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense humid forest.

Africa, Central Africa, Congo R,

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 small tree of the Melastomataceae family found in tropical dense humid forests.

Names & Synonyms

Sakersia strigosa Colg.

References (1)

Nkeoua, G. & Boundzanga, G. C., 1999, Donnees sur les produits forestieres non ligneux en Republique du Congo. FAO. p 24

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