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Mimusops degan

Chiov.

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(c) Ehren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Ehren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Ehren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

A tropical tree in the Sapotaceae family that tolerates arid conditions.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, Somalia,

References (1)

  • 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 11th June 2011]

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