Deinbollia pinnata
(Poir.) Schum. et Thonn
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves
The fruit and leaves are edible. The slimy layer around the seeds is traditionally sucked.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on grassy savannah and on the edges of the jungle.
Africa, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, 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 or small tree reaching 5 m high, found on grassy savannah and jungle edges. It is commonly used as food in Ivory Coast.
Production
It produces fruit during the wet season.
Other Information
It is a commonly used food in Ivory Coast.
Names & Synonyms
Asikoto, Dula tiama, Grepo, Kpekolopekolo, Sokwe, Tupupuni
Deinbollia dahomensis A. Chev. [Invalid]Deinbollia elliotii GilgDeinbollia leptophylla Gilg ex Radlk.
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