Rytigynia uhligii
(K. Schum. & K. Krause) Verdc.
RubiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The blue-black fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,050 and 2,400 m above sea level in Kenya. It is often in forests on isolated hilltops.
Africa, East Africa, Kenya,
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 up to about 9 m tall. The bark is smooth. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-11 cm long by 1-6 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-white or yellow. They are in groups of 1 or 2. The fruit is blue-black and about 1 cm across.
Names & Synonyms
Engum, Kimolwet, Mbirubiru, Msasa, Mukomoa, Netuala
Canthium sarogliae Chiov.Plectronia kidaria K. Schum. & K. KrauseVangueria undulata Robynsand others
References (2)
- Kenya Trees, Shrubs, Lianas, 1994, nzdl.org
- 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
