Deinbollia xanthocarpa

(Klotsch) Radlk.

Transvaal soap-berry, Northern soap-berry

Sapindaceae Edible: Fruit 43 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A scrambling shrub or small tree. It grows to 7 m high. The leaves are 8 cm long by 3 cm wide. There can be 3-9 pairs of leaflets. The flower arrangement is 20 cm long. The fruit has 1-2 egg-shaped parts. These are yellow and hairy. They are edible.

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 tropical plant. It grows at low altitude in mixed woodland. It also grows near rivers.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Synonyms

Sapindus xanthocarpa KlotzschDeinbollia marginata Ralk.

Also Known As

Kasikizi, Nhacatarara

References (8)

Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 59
Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 333
Palgrave, K.C., 1996, Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. p 529
Palmer, E and Pitman, N., 1972, Trees of Southern Africa. Vol. 2. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town p 1353

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Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 180
Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 100
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