Grewia capitellata
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruits are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Kenya,
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 grows 3 m tall. The leaves are broadly oval and 10 cm long. There are teeth along the edge. The base is rounded but can be wedge shaped. There can be some fine hairs underneath. The flowers are white or yellow. They are in groups in the axils or leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit have 2-6 lobes. They are edible.
Notes
These were in the families Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Msokote, Mukiririmbo, Mutuba
Grewia ectasicarpa S. MooreGrewia sulcata var. ectasicarpa (S. Moore) Burret
References (4)
- Dale, I. R. and Greenway, P. J., 1961, Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi. p 564 (As Grewia ectasicarpa)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 140 (As Grewia ectasicarpa)
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
