Vepris glomerata
(F. Hoffm.) Engl.
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Susan Brown
Description
A tropical shrub or small tree growing to 7.5 m tall that can also grow as a climber, in the citrus family (Rutaceae).
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Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania,
Synonyms
Teclea pilosa (Engl.) I Verdc.
Also Known As
Kena
References (4)
- Lemmens, R.H.M.J., 2008. Vepris nobilis (Delile) Mziray. [Internet] Record from Protabase. Louppe, D., Oteng-Amoako, A.A. & Brink, M. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa), Wageningen, Netherlands. < http://database.prota.org/search.htm>. Accessed 23 October 2009
- Lulekal, E., et al, 2011, Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity. Afrika Focus - Vol. 24, No 2. pp 71-121
- 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
- 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
