A recently (2005) proposed name change. We have followed the treatment in Kew's 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families', but Some other treatments, including the African Plants Database[], still treat the plant as Tapiphyllum discolor (treated here as a synonym)[].

Common Name:

General Information

Vangueria discolor is a shrub growing up to 4 metres tall, but usually much smaller[].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, which is eaten locally.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - Burundi, eastern DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia.

Habitat

Tall 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[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	0.60 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The plant is often burnt back to the ground each year, resprouting from the rootstock[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The subglobose, yellow to orange fruit is about 10 - 13mm in diameter[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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