Parinari benna
Scott-Elliot
ChrysobalanaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in savannah regions.
Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa,
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 10-14 m high. The bark is rough. The branches are thickly hairy. The leaves are 10 cm long by 6 cm wide. They are in dense groups. The fruit are fleshy and 2 cm across. They are brown.
Notes
There are about 50 Parinari species. They grow in the tropics.
Names & Synonyms
Parinari mobola A. Chev. non Oliv.Bafodeya benna (Scott-Elliot) Prance ex F. White
References (2)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 152
- J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30:78. 1894
