Microcos africana
(Hook.f.) Burret
Malvaceae Edible: Fruit ?, Vegetable
gbif· cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
gbif· cc-by
Meise Botanic Garden
Description
A shrub. It grows 6 m tall. It can be climbing. The flowers are white inside and brown outside. The fruit are red or reddish-brown.
This description is brief — help expand it
Edible Uses
The fruit and vegetable portions are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Notes
These were in the families Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.
Synonyms
Grewia africana (Hook.f.) Mast.Grewia hookeriana Exell & Mendonca
References (2)
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 562 (As Grewia hookeriana)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
