Premna oligotricha
Baker
Lamiaceae Edible: Fruit
Description
A shrub. It can be 3.6 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 1-5 cm long by 0.5-3 cm wide. The flowers are in groups 2-5.5 cm long at the ends of branches. The fruit is round and 4-6 mm long by 3.5-5 mm long.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Medicinal Uses
It has antibacterial properties.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Somalia,
Notes
It has antibacterial properties.
Synonyms
Clerodendrum kibhwesense MoldenkePremna somaliensis Baker
Also Known As
Lomonera, Mukaakaa
References (3)
- Ichikawa, M., 1980, The Utilization of Wild Food Plants by the Suiei Dorobo in Northern Kenya. J. Anthrop. Soc. Nippon. 88(1): 25-48
- Mutie, F. G., 2020, Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County. Plants 2020, 9, 1017
- 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
