Sapotaceae FAMILY
Manilkara sulcata
Manilkara sulcata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Manilkara sulcata is an evergreen shrub or small, much-branched tree usually growing from 3 - 6 metres tall[ 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 harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical east Africa - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania.
HabitatLowland dry evergreen forest, coastal forests and bushland, Brachystegia woodland, mainly on sandy soils in coastal areas, at elevations from sea level to 1,000 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. ].