Discopodium penninervium Hochst.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Discopodium

Characteristics

Leaves solitary or geminate, towards the ends of the branches; petiole 1–6.5 cm long, rather sheathing at the base; lamina membranous or rather thick, 5–23.5 × 2.5–11.5 cm, oblong-to ovate-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, base cuneate, and oblique to dimidiate, ± decurrent into the petiole, apex acute or acuminate, ± entire, soon ± glabrous above, at first densely appressed tomentose beneath, soon only slightly pubescent along the raised midrib and nerves, with 8–12 pairs of lateral nerves.
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Corolla green or greenish-yellow, 6–8 mm long, pubescent to tomentose above the calyx outside and more densely distally; limb 5–8 mm across; lobes 3–4 mm long, triangular or triangular-oblong, sub-obtuse to acuminate, ± reflexed or spreading.
Calyx membranous, 2–4 mm long, 3–5 mm wide, 5-angular; lobes 0.2–1.5(2) × 1.5–2.5 mm, broadly triangular or ovate-triangular, obtuse or sub-acute, spreading, with a few short hairs at the margins or only at the apex.
Branches subterete or angular, sulcate, often becoming hollow, often tomentose at first, soon becoming glabrous or ± pubescent mainly around the nodes with simple, short or long, eglandular or glandular hairs.
Fruit orange-yellow to red, glossy, 6–8(9) mm in diameter or 7 × 9 mm, globose or depressed-globose, said to be edible when ripe.
Flowers few–numerous; pedicels 6–13 mm long, thickened distally, pubescent to glabrous.
Shrub or small tree, ± spreading, up to 4(6) m; bark yellowish or brownish-green.
Stamen filaments 1–2 mm long, glabrous; anthers 1.5–2 mm long.
Ovary 2 mm long, conical; style 1–2 mm long, hairy.
Flowers white or yellowish fading to brown.
Disk red.
A shrub.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked with palm oil and eaten as relish.
Uses medicinal oil
Edible leaves
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Images

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Distribution

Discopodium penninervium world distribution map, present in Burundi, Benin, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Discopodium penninervium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:815647-1
WFO ID wfo-0001021443
COL ID 6CYKN
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Synonyms

Discopodium penninervium Solanum cosmeticum Withania holstii Solanum albersii Discopodium penninervium var. holstii Discopodium penninervium var. intermedium Discopodium penninervium var. magnifolium Discopodium penninervium var. nervisequum Discopodium penninervium var. sparsearaneosum