Blood plum
Haematostaphis barteri
Family: Anacardiaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 8 m high. It can be 65 cm around the trunk. The fruit is red-purple and fleshy with a stone inside. It is 2.5 cm long. The pulp is thin but edible. The kernels are oily and edible.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical Africa in dry savannah. It can grow in arid places. It grows in northern Nigeria.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, West Africa
How it is used for food
The fruit are eaten raw.
Fruit tend to be available in the drier more hungry season.
Edible parts
Seeds, leaves, fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Dole, Genbereni, Jan danyam, Shoure, Subtuluga, Tursuhi, Tursujee