Rubus erlangeri
Engl.
MBG
Meise Botanic Garden
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten raw.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus erlangeri: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in open places in forests at 3,600-3,700 m above sea level.
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia,
How to Identify
A shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) found in tropical forest clearings at high elevation (3,600-3,700 m altitude). It is listed as an at-risk species.
Notes
It is an at risk species.
Names & Synonyms
Enjori, Henjoriya
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
- Lulekal, E., et al, 2011, Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity. Afrika Focus - Vol. 24, No 2. pp 71-121
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