Vitex oxycuspis

Baker

Lamiaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tree. It grows 11 m high. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets. They are arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaflets are oval or wedge shaped with irregular teeth. They are 15-20 cm long and about 7-10 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary jungle. In Nigeria it is recorded at 1,440 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,

Notes

Also put in the family Verbenaceae.

Also Known As

Bli, Bliassua, Bugidi, Kpar seh, Ojikanaba, Paintu

References (3)

Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 207
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew