Dodonaea angustifolia
L. f.
Kitkita, Sand olive
SapindaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Zambia,
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 shrub in the Sapindaceae family, one of approximately 55 Dodonaea species found mostly in Australia.
Notes
There are about 55 Dodonea species. They are mostly in Australia.
Names & Synonyms
Dodonea viscosa auctt.
References (4)
- https://growwild.co.za Edible Indigenous plants
- Molla, A., Ethiopian Plant Names. http://www.ethiopic.com/aplants.htm
- Palgrave, 1977, (As Dodonaea viscosa)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 180
