Vitex rehmannii
Gurke
Pipe-stem tree
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Description
A small tree. It has a single stem and many branches. It grows 2-9 m tall. The leaves are compound. There are 3-5 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on sandstone and deep sands.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
Also put in the family Verbenaceae.
Also Known As
Bufufu, Manohani, Mbhindvongo, Mokele, Mokwele, Tibhindvolo, Umduli, Umluthu
References (2)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Nyiligera, E., 2004, A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigation of South African Vitex Species. M. Sc thesis University of Witwatersrand.
