Sclerocroton integerrimus

Family: Euphorbiaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 4.5-7.5 m tall. The branches hang down. The leaves are 14 cm long by 6 cm wide. They have teeth along the edge. The fruit can be 2.5 cm long. They have 3 lobes.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten as a snack.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Excoecaria hochstetteriana Mull.Arg.; Excoecaria integerrima (Hochst.) Mull.Arg.; Excoecaria reticulata (Hochst.) Mull.Arg.; Sapium armatum Pax & K. Hoffm.; Sapium integerrimum (Hochst.) J. Leonard; Sapium reticulatum (Hochst.) Pax.; Sclerocroton reticulatus Hochst.; Stillingia integerrima (Hochst.) Baill.; Tragia integerrima Hochst.; Tragia natalensis Hochst.;