Napoleonaea grossweileri
Baker f.
LecythidaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Angola, Congo DR, Zambia,
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 small tree. It grows 1.8 m tall. The leaves are 3-10 cm long by 1.2-3.5 cm wide. They are oblong with a blunt end. The flowers occur singly and are 3.5-5 cm across. They have a scent. The fruit are 2.5-3 cm across.
References (2)
- Prance, G. T. & Jongkind, C. H., 2015, A Revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin. 70:1-68
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
