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General Information

Eugenia malangensis is an evergreen plant with somewhat woody stems. The plant has an extensive, rhizomatous root system, producing clumps of unbranched stems 15 - 50cm tall - these stems are usually burnt down each year in bush fires, but sometimes survive and become sparsely branched in their second year[]. The root system is usually undamaged by the fire[].
The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

East and southern tropical Africa - Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

Habitat

In grassland with other suffrutices at the edge of seasonally waterlogged grassland (dambos) and in secondary grassland replacing woodland and forest at elevations from 1,000 - 2,150 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	0.30 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The flowers and fruits are normally borne on the current year's shoots which had sprouted, usually following fire, from the underground rhizome. When plants escape burning, branching occurs, and it seems that they can survive as low shrubs, for a short time. Since individuals more than 50cm tall have not been reported it would appear that this species has only a limited capacity for upward growth[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The purple-black, subglobose fruit is up to 15cm long and wide[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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