Multidentia concrescens
(Bullock) Bridson & Verdc.
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Description
A small erect shrub. It grows 15-35 cm tall. The stems arises from a thick woody rootstock. The leaves are opposite or in rings of three. The leaves are 3-16 cm long by 1-9 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base. The flowering shoots are near the leaf axils. There can be 10 flowers in a group. The flowers have 5 parts. The fruit are yellowish green and turn red. They are 18-22 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Miombo woodland. It occurs between 1,400-2,000 m above sea level in East Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia,
Synonyms
References (2)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 171
