Euclea tomentosa
E. Mey. ex A. DC.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten fresh as a snack.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on rocky slopes.
Africa, South Africa, Southern 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 shrub or small tree. It grows 3-4 m tall. The bark is blackish grey. The small branches are hairy. The leaves are arranged in spirals. They are broadly oval and 3-7 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. They have white hairs underneath. The flowers are white and there can be several in a group. The fruit is almost round and 9 mm across. It is purplish black.
Nutrition Score: 40/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 65.3 | 496 | 119 | 1.4 | — | 14.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
Names & Synonyms
Euclea kraussiana Benth.
References (4)
- INFOODS:FAO/INFOODS Databases (As Euclea tomentose)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 53
- Wehmeyer, A. S, 1986, Edible Wild Plants of Southern Africa. Data on the Nutrient Contents of over 300 species
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
