Lebrunia bushaie
Staner
ClusiaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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Meise Botanic Garden
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds - oil
Oil is extracted from the seeds.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense forest. It grows between 700-2,000 m above sea level.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
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 tree. It grows 15-30 m tall. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 5-10 cm long by 2-3.5 cm wide. The flowers are white. The fruit are oval and 25-35 mm long by 20-25 mm wide. The seeds are 20-25 mm long by 15 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Bukerenge, Bushaie, Busei, Busese, Bushashi, Mukelenge, Musehi
References (2)
- Bamps, P., 1970, Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi. p 38
- The Digital Flora of Central Africa, 2013, (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda & Burundi) Botanical Garden Meise
