Euclea coriacea
A. DC.
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 3 m tall and can be 10 m tall. The bark is greenish brown and wrinkled. The leaves are arranged in spirals. They are 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are in a cluster of 7. The flowers are creamy white and 7 mm long. The fruit are almost round and 1.5 cm wide. They are red to yellow.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 53
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
