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Finger root or bush banana is a climbing
Uvaria chamae
About
Uvaria chamae, commonly known as finger root or bush banana is a climbing large shrub or small tree native to tropical West and Central Africa where it grows in wet and dry forests and coastal scrublands. The common name refers to the fruit growing in its small bunches; the fruit is edible and widely eaten. U. chamae is a medicinal plant used throughout its range to treat fevers and has antibiotic properties. An extract of Uvaria chamae, administered orally at 300–900 mg/kg/day showed significant antimalarial activity against both early and established infections.
- Family
- Annonaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Uvaria chamae
- Slug
- uvaria-chamae
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Uvaria
- Species
- chamae
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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