Lannea gossweileri
Exell & Mendonça
Anacardiaceae
Lannea edulis glabrescens (Engl.) Burtt Davy
Lannea glabrescens Engl.
Common Name:
General Information
Lannea gossweileri is a dwarf, deciduous shrub that grows from 5 - 40cm tall from spreading, underground, horizontal stems[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- 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.
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328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- 0
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- 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.
Range
Southern Africa - southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana.
Habitat
Woodlands of several types on sandy plains at elevations up to 1,450 metres[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
,
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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Shrub |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plants mainly subterranean habit gives it excellent protection from the forest fires that are common in much of its native range[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
323- Title
- Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. 3 Fruits.
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- Author
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- Publisher
- National Academy Press
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 030910596X
- Description
- Masses of information on about 70 species of plants that have been utilized as fruits in Africa.
]. The red to black, ovoid-oblong fruit is up to 12mm long and 9mm wide[
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.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
