Sand apricot-vine (Landolphia kirkii)

Family: Apocynaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Landolphia kirkii is an evergreen Climber growing to 15 m (49ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet with a slightly acid flavour. — A juicy pulp, it is sweet with a slightly acid flavour.; They are popular with those in the know, but their tartness can put off the uninitiated.; The rounded to oval, dull green but spotted, fruit is a many-seeded berry with a hard skin up to 15cm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

A strong climber in forest, at forest edges and in Brachystegia bushland, miombo woodlands on plateaux and wet valleys. (Zone 10)