Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl.
var. edulis

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Along path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi Crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Tsombori (English) Wild grape (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Dwarf shrublet or suffrutex, growing from a large woody rootstock. Leaves mostly compound with 2 to 4 pairs of leaflets or rarely simple (see image 5), densely covered in silvery hairs when young (image 3). Flowers in erect spikes near the ground, small, yellowish, tinged with red. Fruit a red fleshy drupe tipped with 3 to 4 pointed remains of the styles. Flowers and fruits normally appear before the leaves and are conspicuous on burnt ground. The pulp of the grape-like fruits is eaten but the skins are discarded. A root extract is used as a remedy for diarrhoea.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	edulis: edible
Habitat:	In grassland, vleis and open woodland, especially noticeable after a fire.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Aug - Oct
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Caprivi Namibia and Mpumalanga, South Africa
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,T,MS
Growth form(s):	Shrub under 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:	Eucraera gemmata (Food plant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 20 December 2019
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 56. as Lannea edulis (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 23. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 21. Fernandes, R. & A. (1966). Anacardiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 565 - 567. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 16. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 22. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 37.

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