Phylloctenium decaryanum
H. Perrier
BignoniaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in dry deciduous forest.
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 shrub or small tree. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are large and funnel shaped. The fruit is a long berry a little like a vanilla bean.
Notes
There are 3 Phylloctenium species in Madagascar.
References (3)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 155
- Schatz, G.E., 2001, Generic Tree Flora of Madagascar. Kew p 82
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
