Cissus caesia
Afzel
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten fresh and used for making drinks, including alcoholic beverages.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in the savannah in tropical West Africa.
Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Senegal, Sierra Leone, 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 slender climber. It has a tuberous root-stock. The fruit are round and black.
Notes
There are about 200-350 Cissus species. There are about 75 species in tropical America.
Names & Synonyms
Senetibali
Vitis caesia (Afzel.) Sabine
References (7)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Busson, 1965,
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 682
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 127
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 200
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
