Colletoecema dewevrei
(De Wild.) E. M. A Petit
RubiaceaeFruit
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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 secondary forest.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Gabon,
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 shrub or small tree in the Rubiaceae family growing up to 12 m tall, with small dark blue fruit, found in secondary forest.
Names & Synonyms
Mbendi mbendi, Mbuma makaku
References (2)
- Latham, P., 2004, Useful Plants of Bas-Congo province. Salvation Army & DFID p 90
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
