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Nauclea latifolia
African peach (Nauclea latifolia) is a spreading, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree from tropical Africa, typically 4 to 6 m tall, grown for its glossy leaves, fragrant flower heads and edible fruit. It grows best in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil and a warm, seasonally dry climate.
Nauclea latifolia, also known by its common name African peach, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
It grows as a spreading deciduous or evergreen shrub or small tree, typically 4–6 m tall, though it may reach greater heights under favorable forest conditions. The species is characterized by a multi-stemmed habit, rough dark grey-brown bark, opposite glossy green leaves, and terminal spherical heads of small, fragrant white to yellowish flowers. It produces fleshy syncarp fruits up to 8 cm in diameter containing numerous small seeds embedded in sweet, edible pink pulp.
The species is native to tropical Africa, occurring from Senegal and Gambia in the west through West and Central Africa to Ethiopia, Uganda, and Angola. It is commonly found in savanna woodlands, dry forests, and gallery forests along rivers, from sea level up to approximately 1,200 m in elevation.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
