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Trochomeria macrocarpa
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Trochomeria macrocarpa

Trochomeria macrocarpa

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruit is non-toxic, but in The Gambia an unstated part of the plant is recognized as poisonous[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—

A plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it can be found at elevations from 600 - 2,500 metres. In S. Africa the plant is found in summer-rainfall areas where the mean annual rainfall can range from 600 - 1,000mm[2]. Found wild in very sunny to very shady areas[2]. Prefers well-drained or moist, sandy, loamy and/or rocky soils[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trochomeria+macrocarpa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [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. [2]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
  3. [3]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
  4. [4]Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle — Leffers A. · Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. · 2003 · ISBN 99916-0-491-X ↩︎Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
  5. [5]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.