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African plum [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

There are also many African fruits and vegetables, cultivated or collected from the wild, that are little known outside Africa; for example: a tropical fruit-bearing tree called "African Plum" or "Bush-butter" (Dacryodes edulis) by English speakers ("Safou" and dozens of different names in African languages) -- the fruit is the size of a golf ball, has a tough purplish skin, and a layer of bitter greenish fruit surrounding a large seed -- boiling it for a minute makes the fruit tender enough to eat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Grand et bel arbre qui produit un fruit comestible, le safou. Adulte, il peut atteindre 30 mètres de hauteur et donne sa pleine production vers 1012 ans.

CONT

Au Congo-Brazzaville et au Cameroun, le safoutier occupe la première place des arbres fruitiers dans certaines régions de ces pays.

Spanish

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