Campomanesia sessiliflora (O.Berg) Mattos

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-6 m high. The trunk is grooved and 15-25 cm across. The flower stalks are densely hairy. They are 1-12 mm long and shorter than the flower buds. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4-12 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The leaves have 5-7 pairs of side veins. The flowers occur singly or in groups of 2-3. The fruit have a juicy firm flesh.

Mainly found in sandy, well-drained soils in dry savannah, seasonally deciduous forests and fields.

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Plants are grown from seeds. The seeds are collected from ripe fruit and put into a plastic bag to partly decompose then washed in running water. The seeds need to be planted fresh and are best in light shade. Seedlings emerge in 40-50 days.