Begonia mannii
Hook.f.
Begoniaceae
This species is closely related to Begonia komoensis[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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Begonia epiphytica Hook.f.
Begonia excelsa Hook.f.
Begonia ndongensis Engl.
Common Name:
A drawing of the leaves and flowers from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 90 1864
Photograph by: Hooker
Public domain
General Information
Begonia mannii is a scrambling, epiphytic, perennial plant with succulent stems up to 5 metres long that root at the nodes[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
West tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon, south to Gabon and Congo.
Habitat
Rain-forest, Aframomum thicket; on the lower part of tree trunks up to 8 metres above ground; sometimes scrambling on rocks; stream banks; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
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- Burkil. H. M.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
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- 1985 - 2004
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- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
]. An acid flavour, they can be used like sorrel leaves (Rumex spp.)[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Medicinal
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable, and also used as a douche and hip bath, in order to treat inflammation of the vagina and of the uterus. The douche and hi baths are usually in combination with the bark of Cyclodiscus gabonensis[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
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.
