Pyrenacantha spp.

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Pyrenacantha spp.

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Luc Devaux

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Africa, East Africa, Malawi, South Africa, Southern 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 climbing shrub. The stems are long. The fruit are small and in clusters. The fruit are about 1 cm long.

Notes

There are 7 Pyracantha species. Icacinaceae ?

References (2)

Brickell, C. (Ed.), 1999, The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Convent Garden Books. p 850
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 157

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