Vitex phaeotricha
Milder ex Pieper
LamiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Liberia, 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 tropical tree in the Lamiaceae family, growing to approximately 14 m in height.
Notes
Also put in the family Verbenaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Kpar-seh, Tiogbu
Vitex rufa A Chev.
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 168
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
