Xylopia ambanjensis
Cavaco & Keraudren
AnnonaceaeSpice/Beverage
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Spice
Used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows at low altitudes in north Madagascar.
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,
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 can grow 25 m tall. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The twigs are hairy. The leaves are 6-9 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. There are 1-8 flowers in a group in the axils of leaves. They are yellowish-green. The fruit occur as 5 in a group. They are 2.3-3.1 cm long and 1.5-1.8 cm wide. There are up to 6 seeds in each section.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
