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Eugenia subherbacea

A. Chev.

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit

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Meise Botanic Garden

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The New York Botanical Garden

Description

A small plant. It has a woody rootstock that produces annual stems. The flowers have a fragrant smell. The fruit are succulent.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, Ghana, West Africa,

Also Known As

Dakolsabora

References (2)

  • Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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