Salacia togoica Loes.

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Salacia

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. It can grow 10 m high. The fruit are almost round and about 3 cm across. The pulp is orange-red when ripe. It is edible.
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Petals yellow-ochre to orange.
A forest liane
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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A tropical plant. It grows in the savannah zone in West Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Uses food material
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Salacia togoica world distribution map, present in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:431328-1
WFO ID wfo-0000435860
COL ID 6WZJV
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Synonyms

Salacia togoica