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A network for optimising and promoting the use of indigenous botanical knowledge for food security and poverty alleviation in Africa

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Uapaca kirkiana

Uapaca kirkiana, commonly known as Wild Loquat or Masuku. It's a fruit-bearing tree native to southern Africa, known for its round, velvety fruits that turn yellow-brown when ripe.

Euphorbiaceae

General

Uapaca kirkiana fact sheet (ICRAF)

Small evergreen tree with large, brittle, ovate to obovate leaves. Leaves often distinctly curled over from the midrib in the shape of a saddle. Flowers unisexual, often, but not always, sexes on different trees. Fruits orange-yellow. Found in Brachystegia woodland where it may be one of the co-dominant species.