Fadogia triphylla
Baker
Rubiaceae
Fadogia brachytricha (K.Schum. ex De Wild.) Robyns
Fadogia buarica Mildbr.
Fadogia coriacea Robyns
Fadogia giorgii De Wild.
Fadogia hockii De Wild.
Fadogia kaessneri S.Moore
Fadogia monantha Robyns
Fadogia viridescens De Wild.
Pachystigma triphyllum (Baker) K.Schum.
Vangueria brachytricha K.Schum. ex De Wild.
Common Name:
General Information
Fadogia triphylla is a very variable perennial plant with usually more or less woody stems 20 - 45cm tall growing from a thick or fairly slender, usually horizontal, woody root stock. There are normally several stems per plant, these are usually erect and can be branched or unbranched[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Tropical Africa - Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.
Habitat
Bushland and open Brachystegia woodland, rocky hills at elevations from 750 - 1,500 metres[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.35 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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- Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania
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- Author
- Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B.
- Publisher
- Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 9966-896-60-0
- Description
- A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants.
]. The black fruits are around 10mm in diameter[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
