Uvaria denhardtiana

Engl. & Diels

Annonaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

It is an erect shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. The leaves are oval and wedge shaped at the base. They are 2-9 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They have a few hairs near the midrib underneath. The flowers are cream or yellow. They occur singly. The plants flower, set seeds, then die. The fruit are orange or red and round. They are 8-12 mm long. They have 1 or 2 seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows on dry sands. In Kenya it grows from sea level to 50 m above sea level. It grows in dunes and sands. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Somalia,

Synonyms

Uvaria microstyla Chiov.

Also Known As

Halas, Ismandary, Kilua, Murukatwa, Osmandui

References (6)

Herb., E. A., 1981,
Kenya Trees, Shrubs, Lianas, 1994, nzdl.org
Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 56
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 28th March 2011]

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