Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum
(Loes.) Loes.
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Description
A shrub or small tree. The leaves are opposite and 2-5 cm long by 1.7-4 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry areas.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania,
Synonyms
Cassine schweinfurthiana Loes.Elaeodendron albivenosum Chiov.and others
References (4)
- Glover et al, 1969, (As Cassine schweinfurthiana)
- 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
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 80 (As Cassine schweinfurthiana)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
