Diospyros tricolor

Family: Ebenaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows about 2 m tall. The branches have a rusty coating. The leaves are narrowly oval and they can be rusty coloured underneath. The flowers are in small clusters. The fruit are yellow or orange.

There are about 485 species of Diospyros mostly in the tropics. The bark contains quinones used in medicine.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in coastal thickets.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ako

Synonyms

Noltia tricolor Schumach. & Thonn.;