Description
A forest tree bearing small, hard-shelled black fruit with a sweet-tart, powdery pulp, a popular roadside snack across West Africa.
Medicinal Uses
Bark and leaves are used in traditional medicine for wound care, diarrhoea, and as an antimicrobial; the fruit is valued nutritionally.
Food Uses
The fruit's tart pulp is eaten straight from the shell as a snack, or used to flavor drinks.
Cultivation
A slow-growing forest tree, often left standing in farmland for its valued fruit.
