Crambe kilimandscharicaO.E.Schulz [family CRUCIFERAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Jonsell, B.,
Related name
Crambe hispanica
Crambe kilimandscharica
Crambe abyssinica
Information
Entry for Crambe kilimandscharica O. E. Schulz [family CRUCIFERAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 1
Names
Crambe kilimandscharicaO. E. Schulz [family CRUCIFERAE]
Uses
fruit Food: general
Description
An annual herb reaching to 1 m high, recorded at Aburi, Ghana — perhaps introduced, and occurring in Zaïre, and E Africa.In Ruanda, children are reported to eat the fruits (1).
