Ochradenus baccatus
Family: Resedaceae
What it is like
A straggling shrub. The branches are slender and greenish-yellow when mature. The leaves are 1-4 cm long by 1-2 mm wide. The flowers are yellowish-green. The are in dense groups at the ends of branches. These are 5-15 cm long. The fruit is a berry 3-5 mm wide. It is white. The seeds are white and 1.5 mm long and kidney shaped.
There are about 5 Ochradenus species.
Where it is found
It grows in tropical and Mediterranean climate places. A desert shrub. It can grow in arid places.
Countries/locations it is found in
Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Central Africa, Chad, East Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Niger, North Africa, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, UAE, West Africa, Yemen
How it is used for food
The fruit are sweet and are eaten raw.
Edible parts
Fruit