Sweet pishamin
Landolphia dulcis

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A climbing shrub. It has a stout stem. It grows 10 m long. There are 2 varieties. Var. dulcis grows more in the savannah and var. barteri grows more in the forest.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It can grow in savannah or forest in West Africa. It is often in palm groves and along river banks.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

It is commonly used.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Becute, Blambo, Bu bot, Bu nohol, Cibode, Codudu, Erocodo, Fole, Impequece, Kodudu, Mambimba, Nanhala, Nanhale, Noropod, Suncuto-foleo, Ubumba, Ucimba, Uengi, Wenyi

Synonyms

Carpodinus acida Sabine; Carpodinus dulcis Sabine; Carpodinus flava Pierre; Carpodinus littoralis A. Chev.; Carpodinus tenuifolia Pierre ex Stapf; Clitandra oocarpa (Stapf) auct; Landolphia tenuifolia (Pierre ex Stapf) Pichon; Pacouria dulcis (Sabine ex G. Don) Roberty;