Cassine buchananii

Family: Celastraceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 25 m tall. The bark is dark grey and smooth. The leaves are stiff and wavy along the edge. The flowers are white to yellow. The fruit is fleshy and pale yellow.

It is used as medicine.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Ethiopia it grows between 660-2,250 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Poisonous. It is claimed the fruit are eaten fresh.

Edible parts

Fruit, poisonous, leaves burnt for salt

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Beyen, Chigaey, Chogaey, Mutanga, Ndiiriyinka

Synonyms

Elaeodendron afzelii Loes.; Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes.) Loes.; Elaeodendron friesianum Loes.; Elaeodendron keniense Loes.; Elaeodendron stolzii Loes.; Elaeodendron warneckei Loes.;