Rinorea ilicifolia
(Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze
Holly-leaf violet-bush
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Description
A tropical shrub or small tree growing 1–5 m tall, native to the damp, humid rainforest understorey.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in understorey in the rainforest. In grows in damp places. It suits humid locations.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Nameturra, N'bankanmutban, Pe-di-kabra-di-matu
References (3)
- 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 199
- White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. and Chapman, J. D., 2001, Evergreen Forest Flora of Malawi. Kew. p 590
