Flacourtia vogelii
Hook. f.
Black berry
Salicaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub or tree growing to 10 m high in tropical forest regions. It can be trained into a hedge form.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forest country.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,
Cultivation
It can be trained into a hedge.
Notes
There are about 17 Flacourtia species. Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
References (5)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 138
- Keay, R.W.J., 1989, Trees of Nigeria. Clarendon Press, Oxford. p 59
- Le Houerou, H. N., (Ed.), 1980, Browse in Africa. The current state of knowledge. International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia. p 162
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
