Operculicarya gummifera
(Sprague) Capuron
AnacardiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid and dry woodlands from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
Africa, Comoros, 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 tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is straight and 35 cm across. The bark is flaky. The leaves are compound. They are arranged alternately or in spirals. There are 3-8 pairs of leaflets. These are 4 cm long by 3 cm wide. They have a long pointed tip. There is one leaflet at the end. The male and female flowers are separate. They are small and greenish yellow in clusters or 2-15 flowers. The fruit are oval and 4 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are yellowish and have one seed.
Names & Synonyms
Behoditra, Sakoala, Sakoaambamditra, Sakoambanditse, Sakoambanditsy
Operculicarya gummifera var. seyrigii CapuronPoupartia gummifera Sprague
References (1)
- Reitveld, S., 2013, The Animals and Plants of the Zazamalala Forest in Western Madagascar. p 41
