Yellow monkey apple
Sherbournia calycina

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A shrub or creeper. It is 1 m long. The flowers are cream-white or pink with purple marks. The ripe fruit are red or orange.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest and on the edges of forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Congo R, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

The fruit are reasonably commonly eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit pulp, seeds, leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

In Liberia the nuts are produced from November to April. In Congo fruit are available about September.

Its other names

Local names

Bokakoro, Ekakwasiko, Gumate, Kawao, Kwia, Ma-banthi, Mulaki, Se-b, Taninkpane, Tojabajar, Tuliabinga

Synonyms

Amaralia calicyna (G. Don) K. Schum.; Amaralia huana Wernham; Amaralia sherbourniae (Hook.) Wernham; Gardenia calycina G. Don; Gardenia sherbourniae Hook.; Randia amaralioides K. Schum. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Randia doniana Benth.; Randia sherborniae (Hook.) Hook.; Sherbournia foliosa G. Don;