Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Celastraceae

Genus:

Salacia

Species:

Salacia cerasifera var. cerasifera

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Sudan-South Sudan, South Tropical Africa: Angola, West Tropical Africa: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon