Icacina trichantha Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Icacinales > Icacinaceae > Icacina

Characteristics

A creeping shrub. It grows 2 m tall. It has a very large tuber. The fruit is about 2.5 cm long. It has a soft sweet outer pulp.
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Ripe fruits red, velvety
A very large tuber
A scandent shrub
Flowers cream
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Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

Forest and jungle vegetation. The plant is also reported to have become a weed of rice-paddies.
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In forest and forest regrowth vegetation.
A tropical plant. It grows in the forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The tuber is pounded then washed to remove toxins. It is used in soups and with other foods. Caution: The tuber contains toxic alkaloids. The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food fuel gene source material medicinal
Edible fruits roots seeds tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Icacina trichantha world distribution map, present in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:607933-1
WFO ID wfo-0000729001
COL ID 3P8DH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Icacina trichantha