Cameroon Mountain rubber vine
Landolphia landolphioides

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A creeper or vine. It grows to 25 m long. The stem can be 1 m around or 40 cm across. The fruit is pear shaped and yellow. It is 7.5 cm across. It is edible.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in closed lowland forests and also in mountain forest. In Nigeria it has been recorded at 1,440 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Tropical Africa, Uganda, West Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit pulp is eaten fresh.

The fruit are sold in markets.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Belbel leinde, Makpa na te

Synonyms

Carpodinus landolphioides (Hall. f.) Stapf; Clitandra landolphioides Hallier f.; Landolphia dawei Stapf;