Vepris afzelii
(Engl.) Mziray
A-tunt
RutaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruits are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in the closed forest in West Africa.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 5 m high. The flowers are yellowish-green. They have a sweet smell. The fruit is oval and 2.5 cm long by 1.3 cm wide. The ripe fruit are yellow.
Names & Synonyms
Teclea acuminata Engl.Teclea afzelii Engl.
References (7)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 48 (As Teclea afzelii)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew. (As Teclea afzelii)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 164 (As Teclea afzelii)
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 77 (As Teclea afzelii)
- Palgrave, K.C., 1996, Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. p 349 (As Teclea afzelii)
- Vivien, J., & Faure, J.J., 1996, Fruitiers Sauvages d'Afrique. Especes du Cameroun. CTA p 296 (As Teclea afzelii)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
