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Turraea abyssinica

Hochst.

Meliaceae Edible: Fruit

Description

A shrub or small tree of the Meliaceae family found in tropical regions, bearing edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Also Known As

Reteti

References (2)

  • Bussman, R. W., 2006, Ethnobotanyof the Samburu of Mt Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:35
  • Heine, et al, Species encountered and used on Mt Nyiru.

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