Vitex rivularis

Gurke

Lamiaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical shrub or small tree in the Lamiaceae family, growing 6-8 m high and found in deciduous forest habitats.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forest.

Where It Grows

Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, North Africa, Sudan, West Africa,

Notes

Also put in the family Verbenaceae.

Also Known As

Bli, Boumehi, Kataboawin

References (6)

Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 49
Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 207
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 168
Vivien, J., & Faure, J.J., 1996, Fruitiers Sauvages d'Afrique. Especes du Cameroun. CTA p 363

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