Rosaceae FAMILY
Rubus steudneri
Rubus steudneri
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rubus steudneri is a hairy, scrambling shrub producing stems armed with small prickles that can grow up to 4 metres long[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Ethiopia, southern Somalia, eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania.
HabitatMoist bamboo thicket; edges and clearings in upland rain-forest; secondary bushland and scrub; forest with Podocarpus latifolius, Olea capensis and Syzygium guineense; ravines with Podocarpus latifolius; etc[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].