Ouratea welwitschii

(Tiegh.) Exell

OchnaceaeLeaves

Ouratea welwitschii

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Ouratea welwitschii

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo, Sierra Leone, Zambia,

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 in the Ochnaceae family with edible leaves.

Names & Synonyms

Kombasesa

Ouratea leptoneura Gilg.Ouratea subumbellata Gilg.Rhabdophyllum welwitschii Tiegh

References (2)

Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 92 (As Ouratea leptoneura)
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 208 (As Ouratea leptoneura)

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