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Canarina eminii

Botanic Family

Campanulaceae

Author

Ascherson & Schweinfurth

Propagation

C.D.S.

Hardiness Zone

Min5C

Common Names

• African Bellflower

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Rwanda
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest remnants
• forest
• riverine forest
• wooded grassland

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Mar

Tuberous hemi-epiphytic climber, stems mottled purplish to 10m. Dentate to doubly dentate or doubly serrate leaves to 100mm x 90mm. 75mm orange flowers flushed red, calyx to 38mm x 10mm, corolla to 76mm, orange to orange-red with darker venation.Fruit with persistent sepals.

Berry, stems & petioles edible.

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Herklots 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• FTEA