Securidaca welwitschii
Oliver
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Nicolas Texier
Nicolas Texier
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Nicolas Texier
Nicolas Texier
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Nicolas Texier
Nicolas Texier
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Sap
The leaves and sap are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet and dry savannah zones.
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Central African Republic, Congo DR, Gabon, Guinea, Guinée, Uganda, 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 climbing shrub or creeper. It can be 10-15 m long. The leaves are 6-13 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They have a pointed tip.
Names & Synonyms
Elsota welwitschii (Oliv.) KuntzeLophostylis floribunda Welw.
References (1)
- Latham, P & Mbuta, A., 2017, Useful Plants of Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Volume 2. Salvation Army p 164
