marula

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Also known as: Sclerocarya caffra

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The marula is an African tree (Sclerocarya caffra) native to the continent's veld and low country. It is characterized by grayish, mottled bark, pinnate leaves, and inconspicuous flowers. The tree produces succulent, plum-like fruits that contain an edible seed. These fruits are locally used to prepare an intoxicating beverage. The fruit itself is also referred to as a marula or marula plum. "Maroola" is a variant spelling of marula.12

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…characteristic trees are acacia and marula, the latter bearing an intoxicating plumlike fruit. The open ground is dominated by red grass. In the lower areas, such as the Sabi and Limpopo river valleys, tufted finger grasses, euphorbias, and other succulents replace red grass; the acacias increase in number; and the…
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…characteristic trees are acacia and marula, the latter bearing an intoxicating plumlike fruit. The open ground is dominated by red grass. In the lower areas, such as the Sabi and Limpopo river valleys, tufted finger grasses, euphorbias, and other succulents replace red grass; the acacias increase in number; and the…
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