Shirakiopsis elliptica

Family: Euphorbiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m high in dry places and 40 m high in damp sites.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and savannah usually along stream banks.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aguaya, Badulon, Chleha, Fama dion, Ihotzane, Ketebontore, Korundi, Tatahiro, Tomi, Uhlela

Synonyms

Shirakia elliptica (Hochst.) Kruijt; Sapium kerstingii Pax.; Sapium abyssinicum (Mull.-Arg.) Pax.; Sapium mannianum (Mull.-Arg.) Hiern.; Sclerocroton ellipticus Hichst.; Excoecaria manniana Mull.-Arg.; Sapium ellipticum (Hochst.) Pax.; Excoecaria abyssinica Mull.-Arg.; Stillingia elliptica (Hochst.) Baill.;