Dovyalis caffra | PlantZAfrica - SANBI
Dovyalis caffra is a lovely evergreen fruit tree or shrub. It is one of the three Dovyalis species, together with D. zeyheri (wild apricot) and D. rhamnoides (common sour berry), which are of considerable importance as a source of income for some local communities in southern Africa.
Kei apple - Wikipedia
Dovyalis caffra; Dovyalis afra, [a] commonly known as the Kei apple, [3] is a small to medium-sized tree, native to southern Africa. Its distribution extends from the Kei River in the south, from which the common name derives, northwards along the eastern side of the continent to Tanzania.
Kai Apples (Dovyalis caffra): Description, Flavor, Benefits, And Uses
2023年6月25日 · Kai Apples (Dovyalis caffra), also known as wild apricot or kei apple, are small yellow-orange fruit native to southern Africa. The fruit is believed to have originated in Swaziland and was spread throughout the region by early travellers.
Kei Apple, Dovyalis caffra - Growables
Long sharp thorns, often two inches or more in length. Aberia caffra Harv. & Sond., A. edulis T. Anders. 14. The species are native to Africa (Ethiopia south to South Africa) and southern Asia (India, Sri Lanka).
Kei apple - How to grow & care - Grow Plants
Kei apple grow and care – shrub to small tree of the genus Dovyalis also known as Dovyalis caffra or Kai apple, Kei apple perennial deciduous also used as ornamental drought tolerant hedging plant, can grow in mediterranean, subtropical, tropic climate and growing in hardiness zone 9+.
Dovyalis caffra, Kei Apple - toptropicals.com
Kei Apple plants (Dovyalis caffra) are evergreen shrubs or small trees that produce thorny or spiny branches. Native to Southwest Africa, they can grow up to 5-20 feet tall and wide and are salt tolerant, making them suitable for coastal gardens and seaside plantings.
Dovyalis caffra is a shrub or small evergreen tree, usually 3-5 m in height, but sometimes reaching 8 m. Bark grey, smooth on young branchlets but fissured and flaky to corky on old branches and stems. Young branches heavily armed with long (40-70 mm) spines, but stem with few spines. Crown much branched. Root system is not aggressive.
Dovyalis caffra (kei apple) | CABI Compendium - CABI Digital …
2019年11月19日 · Kei apple, Dovyalis caffra (Hook. f. et Harv.) Warb. (Flacourtiaceae), is widely cultivated for its edible fruit and as an impenetrable spring hedge when planted close together. It is a dioecious shrub or small, evergreen tree, usually 3 …
Dovyalis caffra – African Orphan Crops Consortium
2013年3月8日 · Dovyalis caffra is a shrub or small evergreen tree, usually 3-5 m in height, but sometimes reaching 8 m. Bark grey, smooth on young branchlets but fissured and flaky to corky on old branches and stems.
Dovyalis caffra (Hook.f. & Harv.) Warb. - World Flora Online
Dovyalis caffra, the Kei-apple, is an attractive, usually evergreen tree which, from December to about February, is covered with masses of yellow apricot-like fruits. Tree or shrub, 1.8-7.6 m high, evergreen, dioecious, rarely polygamous, armed with spines.