Ozoroa engleri
R. & A. Fernandes
White resin tree
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Description
A small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The small branches are densely leafy. The leaves are alternate. They are drooping and taper to the tip. They are 1-16 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are creamy white. The fruit are small and round to kidney shaped. They are 1 cm across. The fruit have green to brown spots.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Also Known As
Imfuce-lemhlope, Isifice, Weeping resintree
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
