Apocynaceae FAMILY
Landolphia dulcis
Landolphia dulcis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitClimber
Growth—
Two varieties are recognized in the Region:- Var. dulcis occurs in the Soudano-Guinean savanna region of Senegal to Guinea, becoming infrequent in upper Ivory Coast. Var. barteri (Stapf) Pichon is more widely dispersed in the dense forest from Guinea to S Nigeria and extending to Congo. The varieties are considered together here[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Landolphia+dulcis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
- [2]Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. 3 Fruits. — National Academy Press · 2008 · ISBN 030910596X ↩︎Masses of information on about 70 species of plants that have been utilized as fruits in Africa.