Sapotaceae FAMILY

Manilkara sansibarensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Manilkara sansibarensis is a tree with a bushy crown growing up to 25 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 RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique.

HabitatLowland rainforest and lowland dry evergreen forest, also in evergreen woodland and coastal bushlands, at elevations from sea level to 300 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. ].