Angylocalyx talbotii
Hutch. & Dalziel
FabaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The sweet seeds are sucked.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Cameroon, Central 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 tropical legume tree with sweet seeds that are traditionally eaten by children.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Angylocalyx talbotii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Other Information
The seeds are sucked by children.
Names & Synonyms
Choa, Gekwa-kwa, Otigabee
References (1)
- Zapfack, L., et al, 2001, Ethnobotanical Survey of the Takamanda Forest Reserve. Consultancy Report PROFA, Cameroon. p 30
