Vepris natalensis
(Sond.) Mziray
False ironwood
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
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 small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves can have 1, 2 or 3 leaflets. The leaflets are usually drooping. The flowers are greenish white.
Names & Synonyms
Bastard ironwood
Cranzia natalensis KuntzeTeclea natalensis Engl.Toddalia natalensis Sond.
References (1)
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 77 (As Teclea natalensis)
