Forest crowned medlar
Vangueria bowkeri

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. The leaves are usually smooth and papery. They are 6.5-14.5 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The fruit is dark brown to black. It has 5 seeds.

The fruit is delicious.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Isuphuthe

Synonyms

Pachystigma bowkeri Robyns; See Pachystigma macrocalyx; - several authors have said it is a synonym of this species.