Rubiaceae FAMILY
Multidentia sclerocarpa
Multidentia sclerocarpa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Multidentia sclerocarpa is a shrub or small tree up 13 metres[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania.
HabitatLowland forest[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ].