Diospyros galpinii
(Hiern) De Winter
Dwarf hairy jackalberry, Dwarf star-apple
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Description
An erect shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40- 130 cm high. It has several stems produced from an underground stem. The leaves are alternate and grey olive green. They are oval and 4-13 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The leaves are thick and leathery. The flowers are white and bell shaped. They turn yellow with age. The flowers are creamy white and have a scent. They are 15 mm long and the petals turn back. The fruit are oval and 2 cm long. They have strong ribs. They are covered with yellow hairs.
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. It grows on sand. It can grow in arid places. It grows on open grassy hillsides.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Chipongoti, Indodemnyama, Siphiphavantfwana, Umchafutane
References (8)
- Bruschi, P., et al, 2014, Traditional use of plants in a rural community of Mozambique and possible links with Miombo degradation and harvesting sustainability. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2014, 10:59
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 185
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 16th April 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 52
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- Schmidt, E., Lotter, M., & McCleland, W., 2007, Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana Media p 512
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
