Grewia microthyrsa
K. Schum. ex Burret
Sand raisin
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are 13 mm long by 7 mm wide. They hang on a curved stalk.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Notes
These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.
Synonyms
Microcos microthyrsa Burret
Also Known As
Mufuka, Mupfuka, Sandrosyntje
References (7)
- Cunningham, 1985,
- Magwede, K., van Wyk, B.-E., & van Wyk, A. E., 2019, An inventory of Vhavenḓa useful plants. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 57–89
- Mokganya, M. G. et al, 2018, An evaluation of additional uses of some wild edible fruit plants of the Vhembe District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 17(2) April 2018, pp 276-281
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 192
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 76
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- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 44
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
