Rubus steudneri var. aberdarensis
Schweinf.; Engl.
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Description
A stout scrambling shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. The stems are reddish green and hairy. It has hooked prickles 3 mm long. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are broadly oval and have teeth along the edge. They are hairy. The flowers are pink and have 5 sepals. There are many stamens. The fruit is red to black and 1.5 cm across. The fruit is edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows at the edges of moist mountain forest. In East Africa it occurs between 1,500-3,200 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Notes
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Walter Siegmund (talk)
Rubus steudneri var. aberdarensis
Rubus steudneri var. aberdarensis
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Red Baneberry: Short herbaceous plant (no thorns), berries on thick red stems, each berry has a single seed, compound sharply-toothed leaves.
Rubus steudneri var. aberdarensis: Thorny woody canes (brambles), aggregate berry made of many drupelets, berries pull easily from receptacle.
Also Known As
Engeiyagut, Mutare, Tagaimamiet
References (7)
- Addis, G., et al, 2005, Ethnobotanical Study of Edible Wild Plants in Some Selected Districts of Ethiopia. Human Ecology, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 83-118
- Asfaw, Z. and Tadesse, M., 2001, Prospects for Sustainable Use and Development of Wild Food Plants in Ethiopia. Economic Botany, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 47-62 (As Rubus steudneri)
- Dharani, N., 2002, Field Guide to common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa. Struik. p 261 (Rubus steudneri)
- Glover et al, 1966b, (As Rubus steudneri)
- 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 45
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- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 159
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 167
