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Nauclea vanderguchtii

Family: Rubiaceae


What it is like

A tree. It grows 18 m tall. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. They are 35 cm long by 15 cm wide. The flowers are white.


Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in swamps and near rivers.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa


How it is used for food

The fruit is rarely eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Nja-bundu, Opepe, Yi-dundu

Synonyms

Sarcocephalus nervosus Hutch. & Dalziel; Sarcocephalus vanderguchtii De Wild.;