Grewia plagiophylla

K. Schum.

Malvaceae Edible: Fruit 5 iNaturalist observations

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Meise Botanic Garden

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Description

A shrub or small tree. The leaves are thick and leathery. They are broadly oval and 7-10 cm long. There are teeth along the edge. The base is rounded and at an angle. There are some hairs on top when young. The flowers are in groups of 3 in the axils of leaves. They are yellow and 1.5 cm long. The fruit is round and 8 mm across.

Edible Uses

The fruit are edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in bush, savannah and grassland.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Kenya,

Notes

These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.

Also Known As

Haruru, Mfukofuko, Mkone, Mlanga, Mukone, Shun-gururu

References (6)

Dale, I. R. and Greenway, P. J., 1961, Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi. p 567
East African Herbarium records, 1981,
Glover et al, 1969,
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
Pakia, M., 2000, Plant Ecology and Ethnobotany of two sacred forests (Kayas) at the Kenya Coast. M. Sc. Thesis.

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