Ampelocissus elephantina
Planch.
VitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
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 climbing shrub. It has a tuber or fattened root. This produces a stalk each year. The leaves are broadly heart shaped. The fruit is a 2-5 seeded berry.
Other Information
It is of little value.
Notes
There are about 95 Ampelocissus species.
Names & Synonyms
Voantsikitsika
Cissus latifolia Lam.
References (2)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 24
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 119
