Zanthoxylum holtzianum

Family: Rutaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-9 m tall. The leaves are 15-40 cm long and have 3-4 pairs of leaflets. These are opposite and 7-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are at the ends of the branches and in a pyramid shaped group 8-25 cm long. The fruit are round and 4-6 mm across. They are red.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kibabe, Mhombo-muungu, Mjafari

Synonyms

Fagara holtziana Engl.; Fagara somalensis Chiov.; Zanthoxylum somalense (Chiov.) P. G. Waterman;