Grewia lilacina
K. Schum.
Malvaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. The leaves are broadly oval and 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The tip is rounded. There are rounded teeth along the edge. The leaves have a white covering underneath. The flowers are pink or red. They occur singly. The fruit are 1.5 cm across and have 4 lobes.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in shrubland. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Notes
These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.
Also Known As
Ikalukaloi, Kocheta
References (10)
- Addis, G., Asfaw, Z & Woldu, Z., 2013, Ethnobotany of Wild and Semi-wild Edible Plants of Konso Ethnic Community, South Ethiopia. Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 11:121-141
- Addis, G., et al, 2013, The Role of Wild and Semi-wild Edible Plants in Household Food Sovereignty in Hamer and Konso Communities, South Ethiopia. Ethnobotany Research & Applications. 11:251-271
- Dale, I. R. and Greenway, P. J., 1961, Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi. p 566
- Edwards. S., et al, (Eds), 1995, Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Vol.2, Part 2 Canellaceae to Euphorbiaceae. Uppsala, Sweden. p 162
- Ichikawa, M., 1980, The Utilization of Wild Food Plants by the Suiei Dorobo in Northern Kenya. J. Anthrop. Soc. Nippon. 88(1): 25-48
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- 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
- Mutie, F. G., 2020, Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County. Plants 2020, 9, 1017
- 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
- 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]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
