Rubiaceae FAMILY
Vangueria discolor
Vangueria discolor
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vangueria discolor is a shrub growing up to 4 metres tall, but usually much smaller[ 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 its edible fruit, which is eaten locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Burundi, eastern DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia.
HabitatTall grassland with scattered trees; Brachystegia, Monotes-Julbernardia-Burkea woodlands and dambo margins, in sandy ground and laterite at elevations from 1,130 - 1,235 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].