Toddaliopsis bremekampii

Verdoorn

Wild mandarin, Wart-berry

Rutaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A small evergreen tree. It is up to 4.6 m tall. It has smooth red or grey branches. The leaves are carried on stout stalks which have grooves. The stalks are 1.3-4 cm long. They have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are 4-8 cm long and 1.5-4 cm wide. They are egg shaped and pointed. They narrow to the base. The edges of the leaf are slightly wavy. The midrib is raised below the leaf and there are many fine parallel veins. Leaves are shiny and dark green on the upper surface. The flowers are small and have only one sex. They occur in small sprays in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit are round and 1.3 cm across. Usually the fruit have 4 compartments. They are green but turn reddish-brown when ripe. They are edible.

Edible Uses

The round fruits are edible and reported to be eaten.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are reported to be eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in dry woodland.

Where It Grows

Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,

Also Known As

Toddaliopsis

References (2)

Palgrave, K.C., 1996, Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. p 349
Palmer, E and Pitman, N., 1972, Trees of Southern Africa. Vol. 2. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town p 993