Myrtaceae FAMILY
Eugenia capensis
Eugenia capensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eugenia capensis is a shrub or tree growing up to 5 metres tall with pendulous branches[ 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. ]. A popular wild fruit within its native range, where it is often harvested by herdsmen and forestry workers. It is also a source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast and southern Africa - Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa.
HabitatAn under-storey shrub of forest edges, found in riverine woodland, wooded grassland, thickets (on islands in Lake Victoria), occasionally in mountain forests[ 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. ].