ZZ Gonioma kamassi
E. Mey.
What to Eat
Edible parts: ?, Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Africa, South Africa, Southern 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 shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall. The leaves are shiny and broadly sword shape. The flowers are in compact groups are the ends of the branches. They are small and white or cream.
Names & Synonyms
Gonioma kamassi var. brachycarpa E. Mey.Tabernaemontana camassi Eckl.Tabernaemontana kamassi Eckl.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
