Uvaria caffra
E. Mey. ex Sond.
Small fruit cluster-pear
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The oval to round fruit containing 2-3 seeds are eaten, especially by children.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It is rare in Swaziland. It grows from sea level to 600 m above sea level.
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
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 or climber. They grow 1-2 m long. Young twigs are hairy. The leaves are 6-8 cm long by 3 cm wide. The fruit are oval to round and have 2-3 seeds.
Other Information
The fruit are eaten especially by children.
Names & Synonyms
Masweti, Umtitane
References (4)
- Cunningham, 1985,
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 55
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
