Ouratea affinis
(Hook.f.) Engl.
OchnaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Fernando Po, Gabon, Ivory Coast, 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 tropical shrub in the Ochnaceae family that grows 4-5 m tall, bearing yellow flowers. The leaves are edible.
Names & Synonyms
Ananse don, Saribanionba, Sebionwai
Campylospermum affine (Hook.f.) Tiegh.Gomphia affinis Hook.f.Ouratea acutissima Gilg.Ouratea pauciflora (Tiegh) Gilg.Ouratea myrioneura Gilg.Ouratea stenorrhachis Gilg.Rhabdophyllum affine (Hook.f.) Tiegh
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
