Fadogia tetraquetra
K.Schum. & K.Krause
Rubiaceae
Fadogia dalzielii Robyns
Fadogia glauca Robyns
Fadogia grandiflora Robyns
Fadogia mucronulata Robyns
Fadogia variabilis Robyns
Pachystigma tetraquetra (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Eyles
Common Name:
General Information
Fadogia tetraquetra is a perennial plant with up to seven, basically unbranched, more or less woody stems growing 20 - 120cm tall from a fairly stout rhizome[
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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.
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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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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- 0
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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.
Range
Tropical Africa - scattered from Guinea to Central African Republic, DR Congo and Tanzania, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland.
Habitat
Open grassland, burnt hillslopes, old cultivations and Brachystegia woodland, on sandy soil at elevations from 1,200 - 1,740 metres[
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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.80 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 subglobose fruit is about 7mm long[
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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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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