ZZ Strychnos afzelii
Gilg.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 700 m above sea level.
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, 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 creeper. It has single tendrils. The stems can be 50 cm long. The leaves are opposite. The flowers are small and white but in large groups. The fruit is a flattened berry. It is 11-16 mm long by 9-13 mm wide. There is usually one seed 10-14 mm long by 9-11 mm wide.
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally.
Names & Synonyms
Strychnos erythrocarpa Gilg.Strychnos zizyphoides Baker
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
