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Uvaria acuminata

Botanic Family

Annonaceae

Author

Oliver

Common Names

• Msofu (Kidoe)
• Msofi (Kizaramo)

Geographical Habitats

• Kenya
• Mozambique
• Somalia
• Tanzania

Natural Habitats

• Coastal
• thicket
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jul

Liana, shrub or tree with rusty-pubescent young shoots, leaves to 100mm x 40mm pubescent beneath, solitary pale cream flowers to 25mm across, pubescent sepals, puberulous yellow fruit to 10mm diameter x 12mm

Further References

• Mobot
• HB
• Botanicus
• FOTA
• The Plant List 2