White resin tree
Ozoroa engleri
Family: Anacardiaceae
What it is like
A small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The small branches are densely leafy. The leaves are alternate. They are drooping and taper to the tip. They are 1-16 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are creamy white. The fruit are small and round to kidney shaped. They are 1 cm across. The fruit have green to brown spots.
Where it is found
It is a subtropical plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Imfuce-lemhlope, Isifice, Weeping resintree