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
