Symphonia microphylla
(Hils. & Bojer ex Cambess) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vesque
ClusiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit. The entry was for S. Macrophylla, but I believe that to be a typographical error for this species.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid and sub-humid forests. It grows between 1,200-2,000 m above sea level.
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,
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 of the Clusiaceae family found in humid and sub-humid tropical forests at elevations of 1,200–2,000 m, with edible fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Chrysopia microphylla Cambess. & Bojer
References (1)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
