Landolphia dulcis (Sabine) Pichon

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Landolphia

Characteristics

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.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

Subsp dulcis is found in savannah in the west of the species range, whilst subsp barteri becomes more common in the east of the range, where it is found in dense forest.
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A tropical plant. It can grow in savannah or forest in West Africa. It is often in palm groves and along river banks.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses food material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Sweetener (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Landolphia dulcis world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:79607-1
WFO ID wfo-0000222756
COL ID 3S6N3
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Synonyms

Pacouria dulcis Landolphia dulcis Carpodinus dulcis Carpodinus flava Carpodinus littoralis Carpodinus dulcis

Lower taxons

Landolphia dulcis var. barteri Landolphia dulcis var. dulcis