Vangueria cinerascens

Botanical Description

Vangueria cinerascens is an erect shrub or small tree with slender, spreading branches. It grows 1 - 3 metres tall from a woody rootstock that is often quite large[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.