Grewia forbesii

Mast.

Malvaceae Edible: Fruit 6 iNaturalist observations

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Description

It is an erect shrub or tree. It grows 1-5 m high. The leaves are narrowly oval. They are 4-12 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are rough like sandpaper above and softly hairy underneath. The flowers are yellow or orange. They are 13-20 mm long. The fruit is warty. They are 12-16 mm long. They can have 4 lobes.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw, though they are only occasionally consumed.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sandy and rocky soils. It grows between sea level and 1,250 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania,

Other Information

The fruit are occasionally eaten.

Notes

These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.

Also Known As

Buhudo, Mbavumbavu, Mbubudu, Mkongodeko, Mutalenda, Necuta

References (9)

Edwards. S., et al, (Eds), 1995, Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Vol.2, Part 2 Canellaceae to Euphorbiaceae. Uppsala, Sweden. p 162
Kakeya 1976,
Maundu, P. et al, 1999, Traditional Food Plants of Kenya. National Museum of Kenya. 288p
Msuya, T. S., et al, 2010, Availability, Preference and Consumption of Indigenous Foods in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 49:3, 208-227
Mutie, F. G., 2020, Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County. Plants 2020, 9, 1017

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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 192
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 11th June 2011]
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew