Euclea linearis
Zeyh. ex Hiern
Lance-leaf guarri, Lance-leaved euclea
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Description
A small tree. It is 1-4 m high. It has many branches. These are slender and light grey. The leaves are mostly narrow and curved. They are hard and grey-green. Leaves are 1.3-8 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They are narrowed at the base. The male and female flowers occur on separate trees. The flowers are small and cream. The fruit are small and round. Usually there is one seed. The fruit are black when ripe. The fruit are edible.
Edible Uses
The small round black fruit are edible and sweet-tasting.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are edible. They are sweet tasting.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows on dry rocky ridges.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Smalblaar gwarri
References (6)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 187
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Palgrave, K.C., 1996, Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. p 738
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 53
- Schmidt, E., Lotter, M., & McCleland, W., 2007, Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana Media p 522
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- 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
