Nderhe
Bridelia micrantha
Observed on the grounds of Kitale Museum, Kenya. January 2012.
LEAVES: The broadly elyptic leaves are dark shiny green on the top
surface and paler beneath. The Phyllanthaceae was previously included in the
Euphorbiaceae, but these plants do not have the milky sap characteristic of
that family.
TREE
FLOWERS: The flowers are small and creamy yellow, on very short stems,
close to the twigs.
RANGE:
FRUIT: Elypsoid fruit are small with a tapering tip. Black when ripe and
reportedly sweet,
UNARMED: