Landolphia calabarica
(Stapf) E.A.Bruce
Apocynaceae
Carpodinus calabaricus Stapf
Landolphia bracteata Dewévre
Common Name:
General Information
Landolphia calabarica is a climbing shrub, producing woody, perennial stems up to 7 metres long that attach themselves to other plants by means of tendrils[
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/
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Western tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to southern Nigeria.
Habitat
Forests[
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/
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 7.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The fruit, when ripe, is edible[
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/
]. The fruit is up to 10cm wide and 12.5cm long[
323- Title
- Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. 3 Fruits.
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- National Academy Press
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 030910596X
- Description
- Masses of information on about 70 species of plants that have been utilized as fruits in Africa.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The plant yields a white sticky latex that is without worth[
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/
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
