WorldFloraDB - Saba senegalensis

Characteristics

A creeper or liana. It grows over 40 m long. It can be 47 cm around. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The leaves are opposite and twice as long as wide. The flowers are in groups of 3-30 and a loose group. They are tube shaped and have a yellow throat. The fruit are oval and 6 cm long and 8 cm across. The pulp is yellow. It is sweet-sour, soft and edible.

Life form	perennial
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Growth support	climber
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter)	21.5 - 40.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests in West Africa.

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Forest fringes, galleried forest and thickets.

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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also used for drinks.

Uses	environmental use food gene source material medicinal poison social use
Edible	barks fruits leaves seeds
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.

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