Lannea zastrowiana Engl. & Brehmer

Species

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Characteristics

A small shrub. It may grow for one or more years. It grows about 50 cm high. The leaves are compound and have 7-11 leaflets with one at the end. The flowers are in groups. The fruit are fleshy and dark red with a stone inside. They are 15 mm long by 7-8 mm wide. The fruit are green but turn dark red, purple or black as they ripen.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on sandy soils. In Namibia it grows below 1,550 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
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Open grassland, mainly in sandy, open sites.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Lannea zastrowiana world distribution map, present in Namibia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69819-1
WFO ID wfo-0001050169
COL ID 3S7H8
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Synonyms

Lannea zastrowiana