Grewia fallax

K. Schum.

Malvaceae Edible: Fruit

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Description

A shrub. It grows 2-6 m tall. The crown is rounded. The bark is pale grey. The leaves are dark green and rounded oval shape. They are 3-13 cm long and have teeth around the edge. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are orange and tunr black when ripe. They are 10-16 mm across.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands. It grows in dry bushland. In Tanzania it grows between 300-1,500 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania,

Notes

These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.

Also Known As

Lagangwi, Lomodu-aawak, Mgwelu, Mkaapu, Mkole, Mkoma-mkulu, Mkoma, Mlawa, Nkomankulu

References (4)

http://www.fao.org/forestry/25323-096344a3de335832e8f363c3ac5184a66.pdf
Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 191
Ruffo, C. K., Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B., 2002, Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania. RELMA p 346
Williamson, 1972,