Stipularia elliptica
Schweinf. ex Hiern
RubiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows along the edges of rivers.
Africa, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Nigeria, Sudan, 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 herb or soft stemmed shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The branches are 4 sided. Young plants are hairy. The flowers are white with red bracts around them.
Production
In Central African Republic flowers have been observed in April and fruit in September.
Names & Synonyms
Burkill, H. M., 1997, Volume 4
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 160 (As Sabicea elliptica)
JSTOR Global Plants edible
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
