Desbordesia insignis
Pierre
IrvingiaceaeFruit
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Wikimedia Commons - Collectors: Ingrid Parmentier & Peter Mambo
Wikimedia Commons - Collectors: Ingrid Parmentier & Peter Mambo
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Wikimedia Commons - Collectors: Ingrid Parmentier & Peter Mambo
Wikimedia Commons - Collectors: Ingrid Parmentier & Peter Mambo
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Wikimedia Commons - Collectors: Ingrid Parmentier & Peter Mambo
Wikimedia Commons - Collectors: Ingrid Parmentier & Peter Mambo
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR,
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 tree. It grows 30 m tall. The leaves are 15 cm long by 5 cm wide. The fruit are 12-14 cm long by 3.5-4 cm wide. There are 2 seeds that are 3.5 cm long by 1 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Ntuo
Desbordesia glaucescens (Engl.) Tiegh.Desbordesia oblonga (A. Chev.) HeitzDesbordesia pallida Tiegh.Desbordesia pierreana Tiegh.Desbordesia soyauxii Tiegh.Desbordesia spirei Tiegh.Irvingella spirei Tiegh.Irvingia glaucescens Engl.Irvingia oblonga A. Chev.
References (1)
- Gallois, S., et al, 2020, Methodological priorities in assessing wild edible plant knowledge and use – a case study among the Baka in Cameroon.
