Trimeria rotundifolia
(Hochst.) Gilg. ex Engl.
Salicaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m tall. The bark is smooth and brown. The small branches are hairy. The leaves are round and 4-12 cm long by 2.5 - 10 cm wide. They can be heart shaped at the base and have teeth along the edge. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are yellowish and 5 mm long by 2.5 mm wide. There are 1-2 seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are 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 99
- 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
