Grewia conocarpa
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 5-9 m tall. The fruit are about 10 mm long by 7 mm wide.
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Edible Uses
The small fruit (about 10 mm long by 7 mm wide) are eaten as a dessert fruit.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in dry sandy soil. It grows in coastal regions and forest. It grows in the lowlands. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania,
Notes
There are about 200 Grewia species. They are mostly tropical. The fruit of most may be edible. These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Mdati, Mkoma, N'fungulo
References (5)
- Exell, A.W. et al, (Ed), 1963, Flora Zambesiaca Vol 2 Part 1 Crown Agents, London. p 43
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 355
- http://www.fao.org/forestry/25323-096344a3de335832e8f363c3ac5184a66.pdf
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 140
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 11th June 2011]
