Sabicea vogelii
Benth.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Seeds
The fruit and seeds are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in undergrowth in wet forests in West Africa.
Africa, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone, 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 slender climbing shrub. It can grow 10 m long. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. They are 4-10 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowers have 4-6 parts and are 1 cm long and white. They are in round heads 2-3 cm across. The fruit are soft white berries. They are 3-4 mm across.
Names & Synonyms
Kunkere sembe, Mindo, Namate, Tegbenyugi, Ubwesi
References (5)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 48
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Codjia, J. T. C., et al, 2003, Diversity and local valorisation of vegetal edible products in Benin. Cahiers Agricultures 12:1-12
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 160
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
