Dovyalis verrucosa
(Hochst.) Warb.
SalicaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia,
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 can have sharp spines. The bark is thick and warty. The leaves are oval to sword shaped. They are 3-6 cm long by 2 cm wide. The fruit is a berry. There are 2 seeds.
Notes
Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Fatafullasu, Hokoku, Mentoflas
References (2)
- Asfaw, Z. and Tadesse, M., 2001, Prospects for Sustainable Use and Development of Wild Food Plants in Ethiopia. Economic Botany, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 47-62
- Seyoum, Y., et al, 2015, Edible Wild Fruit Trees and Shrubs and Their Socioeconomic Significance in Central Ethiopia. Ethnobotany Research & Applications. 14:183-197
