Vepris trichocarpa
(Engl.) Mziray
Kimena
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves - medicine
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on coastal dunes.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, South 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 shrub or small tree in the citrus family (Rutaceae) that grows up to 5 m tall. It grows on coastal dunes.
Names & Synonyms
Teclea engleriana De Wild.
References (1)
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 77 (As Teclea engleriana)
