Landolphia gummifera
(Lam.) K. Schum.
ApocynaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in coastal forests.
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,
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 climbing shrub. It has woody stems. These attach by tendrils. The fruit are oval and 11 cm long by 6 cm wide.
Other Uses
A latex is obtained from the stems. A rubber obtained by coagulating the latex with sulphuric acid is not very elastic.
Other Information
The fruit are much appreciated locally.
Names & Synonyms
Fingibagea, Voaheny mavo
Fatema elastica Sieber ex A. DC.Landolphia madagarascariensis (Bojer ex A. DC.) K. Schum.Landolphia madagarascariensis (Bojer ex A. DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.Landolphia mamolava Costantin & Poiss.Landolphia rhichardiana PierreTabernaemontana gummifera (Lam.) OkenTabernaemontana squamosa Sm.Vahea gummifera Lam.Vahea madagascariensis Bojer ex A. DC.
References (2)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- Styger, E., et al, 1999, Indigenous fruit trees of Madagascar: potential components of agroforestry systems to improve human nutrition and restore biological diversity. Agroforestry Systems 46: 289-310
