Microcos africana
Family: Malvaceae
What it is like
A shrub. It grows 6 m tall. It can be climbing. The flowers are white inside and brown outside. The fruit are red or reddish-brown.
These were in the families Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit ?, vegetable
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Grewia africana (Hook.f.) Mast.; Grewia hookeriana Exell & Mendonca;