Brown-berry fluted milkwood

A tropical plant. It grows in lower mountain forest in Uganda. It occurs in evergreen forest.

Also known as:

Chifila, Mucasi, Muchanje, Muchanza, Mufu, Umutooyi

Synonyms

Chrysophyllum boivinianum auct.

Chryosphyllum fulvum S. Moore

Edible Portion

Fruit

Where does Brown-berry fluted milkwood grow?

Found in: Africa, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are about 80-150 Chrysophyllum species. They are mostly in tropical America. There are 44 species in tropical America.

Growing Brown-berry fluted milkwood

Cultivation: Plants are grown from seed. They can be sown direct or in pots then transplanted. For seed the fruit are collected after falling to the ground then crushed and the seed extracted. Seed can be stored in a cool place. Shade should be provided for young plants.

Edible Uses: The fruit is eaten. They are also used for jam.

Nutrition Info

per 100g edible portion

Edible Part	Energy (kcal)	Protein (g)	Iron (mg)	Vitamin A (ug)	Vitamin c (mg)	Zinc (mg)	% Water
	-	-	-	-	-	-

References

Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 339

Katende, A.B., Birnie, A & Tengnas B., 1995, Useful Trees and Shrubs for Uganda. Identification, Propagation and Management for Agricultural and Pastoral Communities. Technical handbook No 10. Regional Soil Conservation Unit, Nairobi, Kenya. p 180

Lemmens, R.H.M.J., 2007. Chrysophyllum africanum A.DC. [Internet] Record from Protabase. Louppe, D., Oteng-Amoako, A.A. & Brink, M. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa), Wageningen, Netherlands. < http://database.prota.org/search.htm>. Accessed 14 October 2009.

Monogr. afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8:44. 1904

Palgrave, K.C., 1996, Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. p 725

White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. and Chapman, J. D., 2001, Evergreen Forest Flora of Malawi. Kew. p 538

Williamson, J., 2005, Useful Plants of Malawi. 3rd. Edition. Mdadzi Book Trust. p 64

World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Gambeya gorungosana)