Tricalysia okelensis

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A straggling shrub or small tree. It can be 5 m high. The leaves are simple and opposite. There are 3 varieties. The flowers are white.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland and on the edges of forests. In Nigeria it is recorded at 1,440 m above sea level. It is often along rocky stream banks.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa

How it is used for food

It is occasionally eaten in West Africa.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aburo, Sungala dion

Synonyms

Tricalysia oblanceolata Hutch. & Dalziel; Tricalysia pobeguinii Hutch. & Dalziel; Lasianthus okelensis Schweinf. ex Hiern;