Rubus steudneri
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe 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 steudneri: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 4 m tall. It has small curved prickles. The leaves are simple or can have 3 or 5 leaflets. The flowers are usually in a large group. The petals are pink. The fruit are orange or dark red.
How to Grow
Species in this genus are generally easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade.
Propagation: Seed - germinates best if given a period of cold stratification prior to sowing in containers. Stored seed requires one month stratification at about 3°c and is best sown as early as possible in the growing season. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow on until large enough to plant out. Cuttings of half-ripe wood in a frame. Tip layering towards the end of the growing season Division just before the plant comes into new growth or as it enters dormancy.
Names & Synonyms
Enjori, Garo, Gora, Hayena, Peyin, Sak "a", Shaqar
References (10)
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- 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
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