Rubus volkensii
Engl.
Anjori
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten raw and are sold in local markets.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Anjori: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Kenya it grows in high altitude forest between 2,150-3,550 m.
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
How to Identify
A prickly shrub. It grows 4 m high. The stems have hooked prickles. There are also brown sticky hairs. The leaves are compound with up to 7 leaflets. The leaflets are hairy. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are yellow to white. The fruit are 1.5 cm across. They are orange to red when ripe.
Other Information
Fruit are sold in local markets.
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Names & Synonyms
Allichchu go'ra, Aquqotta, Yedega injorii
References (11)
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