Cucurbitaceae FAMILY

Coccinia abyssinica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Anchote is a herbaceous, perennial, climbing plant producing stems up to 3.5 metres long from a fleshy, tuberous rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground or grow into the surrounding vegetation, supporting themselves by means of tendrils[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food. It is often cultivated for its roots and young shoots within its native range[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNortheastern Africa - Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea.

HabitatPodocarpus forest and evergreen woodland or scrub; cultivated places especially in backyard gardens; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,400 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].