Combretum platypterum
(Welw.) Hutch. et Dalz.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flower nectar, Vegetable
The young leaves are sometimes added to soup. The flower nectar is sucked, especially by children.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in secondary deciduous forest.
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, 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 straggling shrub. It can be a creeper. Flowers are yellow to red. The fruit are red and 5 cm across.
Other Information
The flower nectar is sucked especially by children.
Notes
There are about 255 Combretum species.
Names & Synonyms
A-kati, Itado dudu, Kyeramoa
Cacoucia barteri Hemsl.Cacoucia paniculata C. LawsonCacoucia platyptera Welw.Combretum laurentii De Wild.Combretum lawsonianum Engl. & DielsCombretum nervosum Engl. & Diels
References (6)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 560
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 69
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 86
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
