Rothmannia fischeri

(K. Schum.) Bullock

Woodland rothmannia

Rubiaceae Edible: Fruit 52 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An evergreen shrub. It can be a small tree up to 8 m high. The bark is smooth and dark brown. The leaves are dark green and leathery. The flowers have yellow lobes with purple stripes that are white inside. They have a sweet scent. The fruit are round and 6.5 cm across.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in woodland amongst rocks. It can be on the edges of forests. In Kenya it grows between 600-1,600 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Cultivation

Plants are easy to grow from seeds.

Also Known As

Mudododo, Muendeluka, Mutambawebungu

References (5)

Aparicio, H., et al, 2021, Ethnobotanical study of medicinal and edible plants used in Nhamacoa area, Manica province-Mozambique. South African Journal of Botany 139 (2021) 318-328
Drummond, R. B., 1981, Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe, National Herbarium Salisbury. p 204
Kenya Trees, Shrubs, Lianas, 1994, nzdl.org
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