Diospyros scabra

Family: Ebenaceae

What it is like

An evergreen shrub or tree. It grows 2-11 m tall. The crown is round and dense. The trunk is 60 cm across. The bark is dark grey and cracked. The leaves are olive green and narrowly oval. They are 1-4 cm long by 1 cm wide. The male flowers are in groups of 2-6 and the female flowers occur singly. The fruit are green to yellow and turn red then black. They are oval and shiny. They are about 2 cm long and 1.2 cm wide. There is one seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 400-1,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan

How it is used for food

The fruit are rarely eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Chuwit, Tuwit

Synonyms

Maba scabra Chiov.;