Uapaca kirkiana

Taxobox


image_caption = Sugar plum on a parent tree
image_width = 200px
image_length = 100px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Phyllanthaceae
tribus = Antidesmeae
subtribus = Uapacinae
genus = "Uapaca"
species = "U. kirkiana"
binomial = "Uapaca kirkiana"
binomial_authority = Müll. Arg.

"Uapaca kirkiana" or sugar plum is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. This is one of the most popular wild fruits in the zone where eastern Africa meets southern Africa. Still a traditional food plant in Africa, this little-known fruit has the potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural developement and support sustainable landcare. [cite book |authorlink= |author=National Research Council |editor= |others= |title=Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits |origdate= |url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11879 |format= |accessdate=2008-08-01 |edition= |series=Lost Crops of Africa |volume=3 |date=2008-01-25 |publisher=National Academies Press |location= |isbn=978-0-309-10596-5 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter=Sugarplums |chapterurl=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11879&page=325 |quote= |ref= ]

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