Annonaceae FAMILY

Uvaria scheffleri

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Uvaria scheffleri is a scrambling shrub or small tree, more commonly a climbing shrub, growing 1 - 4 metres tall[ 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. ]. The edible fruit is often gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is also sometimes cultivated, both for its fruit and as an ornamental[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania.

HabitatEvergreen thicket, scrub or forest at elevations from 900 - 1,800 metres[ 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. ]. Rocky hillsides, bushland, thickets and forest edges where the plant is usually found climbing on other plants[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].