Ancylobothrys robusta
Pierre
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit - raw. A somewhat apricot-like flavour. The fruit is an orange, subglobose berry, 3 - 6cm in diameter, containing 10 - 40 relatively large seeds.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, West Africa, Zambia,
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. The stems can be 30 m long. They attach by tendrils. The stems are 2-8 cm across. The fruit are orange and 2-8 cm across. There are 10-40 seeds.
How to Grow
The plant has two flowering peaks each year, but fruits and at least some flowers can generally be found all year round.
Names & Synonyms
Landolphia robusta (Pierre) StapfPacouria robusta (Pierre) Pichon
References (2)
- Ferns, Tropical Useful Plants.
- Harris, D. J., 2002, The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, 2002. – 274 pages p 49
