Tragia impedita
Prain
Euphorbiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A shrub. It grows about 60 cm - 1 m tall. The leaves are oval and 2-5 cm long by 0.7-2.5 cm wide. The flowering shoots are opposite the leaves. They are 2-10 cm long. The fruit have 3 lobes and are 6-7 mm long by 1.2 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya,
Also Known As
Gintujia, Ntugia
References (3)
- 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
- Shumsky, S., et al, 2014, Institutional factors affecting wild edible plant (WEP) harvest and consumption in semi-arid Kenya. Land Use Policy 38(2014) 48-69
- Shumsky, S., et al, 2014, Understanding the contribution of wild edible plants to rural social- ecological resilience in semi-arid Kenya. Ecology and Society 19(4): 34
