Coccinia abyssinica
(Lam.) Cogn.
Cucurbitaceae
Common Name: Anchote
General Information
Anchote is a herbaceous, perennial, climbing plant producing stems up to 3.5 metres long from a fleshy, tuberous rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground or grow into the surrounding vegetation, supporting themselves by means of tendrils[
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The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food. It is often cultivated for its roots and young shoots within its native range[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Northeastern Africa - Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea.
Habitat
Podocarpus forest and evergreen woodland or scrub; cultivated places especially in backyard gardens; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,400 metres[
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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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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Young shoots - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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Roots - cooked[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. Rich in starch[
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- Traditional African Vegetables
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- Guarino L. (Editor)
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- International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; Rome, Italy.
- Year
- 1995
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- 92-9043-322-1
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- The proceedings of the IPGRI International Workshop on Genetic Resources of Traditional Vegetables in Africa: Conservation and Use 29-31 August 1995, ICRAF-HQ, Nairobi, Kenya
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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.
