Placodiscus paniculatus
Hauman
SapindaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in shady forest.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
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 tree growing 20-25 m tall with a trunk approximately 40 cm across, found in shady forest environments. It belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Placodiscus paniculatus is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Names & Synonyms
Vungabila
References (2)
- Hauman, L., 1960, Flore du Congo Gelge et du Ruanda-urundi: Sapindaceae vol. 9 p. 379
- The Digital Flora of Central Africa, 2013, (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda & Burundi) Botanical Garden Meise
