Cuviera longiflora
Hiern
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The leaves and fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest in West Africa. In Nigeria it has been recorded at 1,500 m above sea level.
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Nigeria, 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 small tree reaching 9 m high with characteristic arching branches, belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It is a tropical plant native to West African mountain forests, recorded at elevations up to 1,500 m in Nigeria.
Names & Synonyms
Cuviera angolensis
References (5)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 197
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 73
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 216
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
