Boraginaceae FAMILY
Cordia uncinulata
Cordia uncinulata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cordia uncinulata is a shrub that sometimes adopts a more climbing habit[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description 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/ ]. The edible fruit is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal through northern Nigeria to DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi..
HabitatDry scrub[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description 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/ ].