Pyrenacantha scandens

Family: Icacinaceae

What it is like

A climbing plant. It grows 3 m long. The leaf stalks are hairy. The leaves are 5-10 cm long by 2.5-6.5 cm wide. They vary in shape. The flowers are in spikes in the axils of leaves. The fruit is fleshy and 1.8 cm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Blouboktoutjie, Umkhokhthwane

Synonyms

Cavanilla scandens Thunb.; Moldenhauera scandens (Thunb.) Spreng.;