Commiphora edulis subsp. boiviniana
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Description
A tropical shrub or tree found in woody shrubland between 2-1,400 m altitude in semi-arid regions receiving 350-900 mm annual rainfall.
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Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten cooked (boiled) or dried. The seeds and shoots are also consumed.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are cooked (boiled) and eaten. They are also dried.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 2-1,400 m above sea level. It grows in woody shrubland. It grows in places where the rainfall is between 350-900 mm per year. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Elawa, Laiyamai, Masian
References (8)
- Asfaw, Z. and Tadesse, M., 2001, Prospects for Sustainable Use and Development of Wild Food Plants in Ethiopia. Economic Botany, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 47-62 (As Commiphora boiviana)
- East African Herbarium notes, 1981, (As Commiphora boiviana)
- Ichikawa, M., 1980, The Utilization of Wild Food Plants by the Suiei Dorobo in Northern Kenya. J. Anthrop. Soc. Nippon. 88(1): 25-48 (As Commiphora boiviniana)
- Lulekal, E., et al, 2011, Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity. Afrika Focus - Vol. 24, No 2. pp 71-121 (As Commiphora boiviana)
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
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- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 72 (As Commiphora boiviana)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 4th April 2011]
- Termote, C., et al, 2014, Assessing the potential of wild foods to reduce the cost of a nutritionally adequate diet: An example from eastern Baringo District, Kenya. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 4 (As Commiphora boiviniana)
