Haplocoelum inoploeum

Family: Sapindaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2.4-15 m tall. The young shoots have dense brown hairs. The leaves are in tufts on short shoots. They can have 1-2 pairs of opposite leaflets. They are 1-12 cm long by 1-6 cm wide. The fruit are yellow or orange and are 3 sided but become round at maturity. They are 1.2-2 cm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Somalia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Mar-xabooy

Synonyms

Filicium somalense Chiov.; Haplocoelum trigonocarpum Radlk.;