Premna holstii

Gurke

Lamiaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

An erect shrub. It grows 4 m tall. The small branches are hairy. The leaves are opposite and oval or sword shaped. They are 5 cm long. The flowers are small and in dense groups. The fruit are edible.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Kenya,

Notes

Also put in the family Verbenaceae.

Also Known As

Mkitsano, Mugambia, Mvumba-ngombe

References (5)

Dale, I. R. and Greenway, P. J., 1961, Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi. p 591
East African Herbarium records, 1981,
Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 47
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 156
Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 198