Cissus arguta
Hook. f.
Mpata moko
VitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten occasionally, and the sap is used to make drinks.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, West 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 tropical climbing vine in the Vitaceae family with succulent square stems and small round fruit approximately 12 mm across.
Other Information
The fruit are only occasionally eaten.
Notes
There are about 200-350 Cissus species. There are about 75 species in tropical America.
Names & Synonyms
Vitis arguta (Hook.f.) Baker
References (4)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 46
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 127
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
