Coptosperma supra-axillare
(Hemsl.) Degreef
Narrow-leaved butterspoon
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It can grow to 7 m tall. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are narrowly oval. They are 10 cm long and shiny green. The flowers are in heads in the axils of leaves. They are creamy white. The fruit are round and black when ripe.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack. The leaves are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
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Medicinal Uses
Not specified in available data.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forest and woodland between 20-900 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Litasmbo lenja, Tsambolenja
References (3)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 96
- 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
