Craibia laurentii
(De Wild.) De Wild.
FabaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are boiled for several hours and then eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 600-1,350 m above sea level.
Africa, Cameroon, East Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda,
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 tree. It grows 18 m tall. The leaves have 7-9 leaflets. They are 14 cm long by 3-5 cm across. The pods are 12 cm long by 3.5 cm wide. There are 1 or 2 seeds and 20 mm long by 8 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Ekaiyot, Mamvaatei
Craibia utilis M. B. MossLonchocarpus laurentii De Wild.
References (4)
- Goode, P., 1989, Edible Plants of Uganda. FAO p 30
- 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. G., 2020, Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County. Plants 2020, 9, 1017
- 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
