Psydrax parviflorus

(Afzel.) Bridson

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Congo R, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

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 can grow up to 27 m tall. The trunk can sometimes be fluted. The stems can be square or round. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6-16 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. There are 20-100 flowers in a group 2-6 cm across. The fruit are 5-8 mm long by 8-14 mm wide. They are black when ripe.

Names & Synonyms

Canthium afzelianum HiernPavetta parviflora Afzel.Plectronia afzeliana (Hiern) Holland

References (2)

Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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