Grewia cissoides

Hutch. et J. M. Dalziel

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten raw.

A tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland.

Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Togo, West Africa,

A small tropical shrub of the Malvaceae family, growing 1–2 m high, found in savannah woodland habitats.

There are about 200 Grewia species. They are mostly tropical. The fruit of most may be edible. These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Goursoumhi, Sekouere

References (6)

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Codjia, J. T. C., et al, 2003, Diversity and local valorisation of vegetal edible products in Benin. Cahiers Agricultures 12:1-12
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 140
Vivien, J., & Faure, J.J., 1996, Fruitiers Sauvages d'Afrique. Especes du Cameroun. CTA p 352