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Cambridge database of natural spectra

Fruit - Uganda

Botanical Family

Species

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Spectrum
number
Ripeness
category
CIE 1931
Chromaticity
coordinates x,y
Lightness
factor

Annonaceae

Uvariopsis congensis

Eaten by all. 42 mm.
1ripe0.5040.3330.086
2ripe0.5080.3250.076
3ripe0.4940.3310.140
4ripe0.4850.3560.169
5ripe0.4660.3480.124
6ripe0.5440.3410.099
7ripe0.5490.3540.087
8ripe0.4560.3540.190
9unripe0.3720.4860.128
10unripe0.3450.4300.206
11unripe0.3510.4420.123
12unripe0.3740.4840.074

Apocynaceae

Funtumia latifolia

Eaten by Ca, La, Cb. 160 mm (length). Seeds wind dispersed.
1unripe0.3600.4560.202
2unripe0.3730.4550.130
3unripe0.3720.4560.264
4unripe0.3660.4520.200

Tabernaemontana holstii

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La. 120 mm.
1ripe0.3570.4410.203
2ripe0.3570.4230.241
3unripe0.3590.4580.128

Araliaceae

Polyscias fulva

Eaten by Cm, Ca, La, Cg, Cb. 3 mm.
1unripe0.3740.4250.215
2unripe0.3790.4350.139
3unripe0.3730.4180.153
4unripe0.3750.4210.120

Balanitaceae

Balanites wilsoniana

Eaten by Ca, La, Cb. 72 mm.
1ripe0.3490.3890.127
2ripe0.3520.3980.126
3unripe0.3590.3710.160
4unripe0.3660.4190.170

Boraginaceae

Cordia millenii

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La. 23 mm.
1ripe0.4310.4320.457
2ripe0.4390.4490.336
3ripe0.4500.4480.369
4ripe0.4520.4520.341
5ripe0.4460.4350.398
6ripe0.4530.4500.363
7ripe0.4440.4380.437
8ripe0.4260.4330.551

Ehretia cymosa

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, Cb. 6 mm.
1ripe0.4860.4010.210
2ripe0.4540.3970.210
3ripe0.4600.3960.242
4ripe0.4730.4070.194
5unripe0.3650.4160.213
6unripe0.3870.4190.177
7unripe0.3970.4350.216
8unripe0.3600.4020.121

Canellaceae

Warburga ugandensis

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La. 35 mm.
1ripe0.4060.4580.184
2ripe0.4020.4470.138
3ripe0.3530.3940.183
4ripe0.3790.4230.107
5unripe0.3690.4480.218
6unripe0.3550.4390.146
7unripe0.3800.4210.113
8unripe0.3810.4630.125

Ebenaceae

Diospyros abyssinica

Eaten by Cm, Ca, La (destroys seeds). 9 mm.
1ripe0.5970.3500.047
2ripe0.5860.3340.029
3ripe0.5980.3430.042
4ripe0.5170.3430.080
5ripe0.5620.3830.067
6ripe0.5580.3720.059
7ripe0.5440.3730.054
8ripe0.5620.3580.068
9midripe0.5250.4180.104
10midripe0.5380.3940.063
11midripe0.5210.4340.088
12midripe0.5240.4260.120
13unripe0.4380.4700.163
14unripe0.4530.4920.101
15unripe0.4740.4700.127
16unripe0.4410.5020.082

Euphorbiaceae

Bridelia micrantha

Eaten by Cm, Ca, La. 9 mm.
1ripe0.3640.4500.160
2ripe0.3670.4360.160

Neoboutonia macrocarlyx

Eaten by Cm, La. 30 mm.
1ripe0.3820.4660.121
2ripe0.3750.4580.194
3ripe0.3670.4570.155
4ripe0.3820.4660.228

Flacourtiaceae

Dasylepis eggelingii

Eaten by Pt. 16 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.4120.4070.502
2ripe0.4200.4180.473
3ripe0.4020.3440.066
4ripe0.3930.3470.077
5unripe0.3630.3460.112
6unripe0.3660.3460.101
7unripe0.3510.3620.188
8unripe0.3630.3500.136

Dovyalis macrocalyx

Eaten by Pt, Ca. 12 mm. Understorey
1ripe (fruit)0.5580.3760.212
2ripe (fruit)0.5450.3770.205
3ripe (fruit)0.5700.3660.174
4ripe (fruit)0.5470.3760.214
5ripe (fruit)0.4810.4200.334
6ripe (fruit)0.5070.4120.340
7ripe (fruit)0.4740.4040.321
8ripe (fruit)0.5150.3930.278
9ripe (calyx)0.3650.4300.257
10ripe (calyx)0.3570.4270.440
11ripe (calyx)0.3610.4360.349
12ripe (calyx)0.3720.4360.168
13ripe (calyx)0.3270.3880.164
14ripe (calyx)0.3430.3970.096
15ripe (calyx)0.3440.4110.228
16ripe (calyx)0.3490.4200.252
17unripe0.4270.4590.410
18unripe0.3730.4450.455
19unripe0.3880.4520.510
20unripe0.3780.4600.463

Dovyalis macrocarpa

Eaten by Ca, Cb. 33 mm.
1ripe0.3650.4360.490
2ripe0.3650.4600.259
3unripe0.3660.4710.294
4unripe0.3630.4440.506

Oncoba spinosa

Eaten by Pt. 62 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.3730.4620.131
2ripe0.3850.4690.122

Pallisota schweinfuthii (u)

Eaten by Pt. 8 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.4710.3430.037
2ripe0.5420.3850.105
3ripe0.4440.3340.027
4ripe0.5230.4030.128
5unripe0.4740.4510.263
6unripe0.4730.4540.156
7unripe0.4620.4340.177
8unripe0.4400.4260.123

Leguminosae

Albizia grandibracteata

Eaten by Ca, La, Cb. 75 mm (length).
1ripe0.4040.3700.100
2ripe0.4050.3890.133
3ripe0.4340.3880.070
4ripe0.4200.3810.068
5unripe0.4130.4620.298
6unripe0.4100.4550.203
7unripe0.4140.4690.146
8unripe0.4090.4600.209

Baphiopsis parviflora

Eaten by Ca, La, Cb. 60 mm.
1ripe0.3450.4370.077
2ripe0.3620.4700.120
3ripe0.3360.4100.162
4ripe0.3550.4550.096

Cynometra alexandri

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La, Cg, Cb. 50 mm.
1ripe0.3840.4440.199
2ripe0.3610.4260.189
3ripe0.3880.4540.164
4ripe0.3650.4280.123
5ripe0.3890.4190.167
6ripe0.3610.4150.155
7ripe0.3870.4350.261
8ripe0.3960.4360.147

Loganiaceae

Strychnos mitis

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, La. 11 mm.
1ripe0.4340.4120.420
2ripe0.4280.4280.352
3ripe0.4080.4230.329
4ripe0.4100.4210.469
5ripe0.4770.4230.319
6ripe0.4660.4070.385
7ripe0.4510.4200.409
8ripe0.4800.4250.353
9unripe0.4190.4290.351
10unripe0.3910.4340.403
11unripe0.3780.4320.338
12unripe0.4350.4500.304

Marantaceae

Marantochloa leucantha

Eaten by Pt. 11 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.5490.3290.097
2ripe0.5950.3300.081
3ripe0.5880.3330.092
4ripe0.5520.3390.092
5ripe0.5840.3510.098
6ripe0.5430.3740.135
7ripe0.5440.3570.218
8ripe0.5210.3950.173
9unripe0.4520.4550.263
10unripe0.4890.4430.245
11unripe0.3860.5000.117
12unripe0.3920.5120.176

Meliaceae

Turraea floribunda

Eaten by Ca, La, Cb. 20 mm.
1ripe0.3950.4320.277
2ripe0.3960.4400.348
3ripe0.3940.4390.396
4ripe0.3790.4150.293

Moraceae

Bosqueia phoberos

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, La, Cb. 15 mm.
1ripe0.4090.4550.308
2ripe0.3870.4520.235
3unripe0.3570.4180.090
4unripe0.3530.4120.071

Ficus asperifolia

Eaten by Pt, Ca. 16 mm. Understorey 1, 2
1ripe0.5080.3610.154
2ripe0.4670.4010.316
3ripe0.4420.4190.457
4ripe0.4160.4460.555
5ripe0.5180.3400.085
6ripe0.4910.3920.216
7ripe0.5130.3450.073
8ripe0.4260.4290.462
9ripe0.5120.3550.104
10ripe0.4810.4090.291
11ripe0.4730.3960.355
12ripe0.4890.4090.232
13midripe0.4620.3990.331
14midripe0.4790.4050.276
15midripe0.4780.4340.183
16midripe0.4420.4280.497
17unripe0.4310.4100.197
18unripe0.3900.4430.201
19unripe0.3960.4570.359
20unripe0.3820.4520.285
21unripe0.4720.4060.265
22unripe0.4570.4040.244
23unripe0.4270.4320.472
24unripe0.4140.4400.370
25unripe0.3520.4350.339
26unripe0.4320.4390.648
27unripe0.4710.3220.101
28unripe0.4390.4140.200

Ficus brachylepis

Eaten by all. 28 mm.
1ripe0.3880.4570.316
2ripe0.3710.4470.360
3ripe0.3960.4650.226
4ripe0.3950.4630.317
5unripe0.3900.4670.297
6unripe0.4020.4760.254
7unripe0.3870.4750.264
8unripe0.3900.4690.279

Ficus capensis

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, La, Cb. 22 mm. Fruit grow directly off trunk 1, 2
1ripe0.4970.3520.076
2ripe0.4930.3390.098
3ripe0.4670.3450.056
4ripe0.4240.3620.048
5ripe0.4780.3360.164
6ripe0.4940.3520.122
7ripe0.4350.3810.174
8ripe0.4710.4040.114
9ripe0.4800.3470.110
10ripe0.4530.3380.101
11midripe0.4290.4170.162
12midripe0.4310.4080.164
13midripe0.4040.4090.162
14midripe0.4210.3860.157
15unripe0.3740.4520.297
16unripe0.3830.4460.145
17unripe0.4290.3790.180
18unripe0.4170.4150.126
19unripe0.4100.4150.189
20unripe0.4330.3730.123
21unripe0.3830.3860.078
22unripe0.4510.3640.089
23unripe0.4740.3740.058
24unripe0.4420.3750.202
25unripe0.3950.4360.210
26unripe0.4000.4240.220

Ficus dawei

Eaten by all. 31 mm.
1ripe0.3790.3450.268
2ripe0.3960.3710.215
3ripe0.3810.3590.183
4ripe0.3850.3630.260
5ripe0.4110.3770.236
6ripe0.4090.3860.304
7ripe0.3750.3790.278
8ripe0.3950.3830.205
9midripe0.3920.3890.361
10midripe0.3880.3800.336
11midripe0.3940.3980.272
12midripe0.4070.4200.237
13midripe0.4180.4020.223
14midripe0.3870.3850.243
15midripe0.4030.4010.292
16midripe0.4100.4130.311
17unripe0.4000.4110.296
18unripe0.3810.3760.192
19unripe0.3840.4120.201
20unripe0.4030.4110.238
21unripe0.3560.3660.235
22unripe0.3770.3830.184
23unripe0.3910.4040.200
24unripe0.4080.4060.256

Ficus exasperata

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, La, Cg. 18 mm.
1ripe0.4170.3460.115
2ripe0.4170.3450.119
3ripe0.4160.3480.093
4ripe0.4380.3460.053
5ripe0.4420.3620.104
6ripe0.4520.3700.097
7ripe0.4130.3560.080
8ripe0.4000.4010.124
9ripe0.4220.3940.147
10ripe0.4240.3650.117
11midripe0.4020.4540.357
12midripe0.4060.4550.318
13midripe0.4200.3750.119
14midripe0.4210.3520.096
15midripe0.4630.3710.121
16midripe0.4160.4270.258
17midripe0.4010.4430.235
18midripe0.4170.4010.147
19midripe0.4370.4050.174
20midripe0.4150.3720.190
21unripe0.3930.4540.267
22unripe0.3980.4420.228
23unripe0.4020.3840.155
24unripe0.4120.3810.147
25unripe0.3990.4360.224
26unripe0.3870.4300.231
27unripe0.3850.4440.215
28unripe0.3840.4230.118
29unripe0.3950.4360.214
30unripe0.4050.4450.205

Ficus mucuso

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La, Cb. 46 mm.
1ripe0.4480.3870.183
2ripe0.4410.3870.186
3ripe0.4360.3870.208
4ripe0.4540.3810.190
5ripe0.4400.4360.406
6ripe0.4440.4230.322
7ripe0.4710.4130.216
8ripe0.4480.4150.312
9ripe0.4310.3780.196
10ripe0.4540.3830.224
11ripe0.4530.3770.220
12ripe0.4420.3720.194

Ficus natalensis

Eaten by all. 14 mm.
1ripe0.4620.3530.080
2ripe0.4070.3400.124
3ripe0.4090.3440.088
4ripe0.4280.3510.042
5ripe0.4460.3610.068
6ripe0.4310.3820.113
7ripe0.4360.3490.080
8ripe0.4310.3440.160
9ripe0.4570.3610.079
10ripe0.4580.3540.124
11midripe0.4420.4540.273
12midripe0.4190.4700.193
13midripe0.4070.4510.355
14midripe0.4050.4490.398
15midripe0.4250.4530.329
16midripe0.4160.4560.315
17midripe0.4300.4530.266
18midripe0.4240.4570.244
19midripe0.4160.4540.343
20midripe0.4250.4670.186
21unripe0.4050.4570.252
22unripe0.4120.4600.219
23unripe0.4200.4720.196
24unripe0.3940.4430.168
25unripe0.4210.4500.234
26unripe0.4180.4630.251
27unripe0.4330.4620.256
28unripe0.4180.4670.323
29unripe0.3970.4510.230
30unripe0.4140.4630.239

Ficus stipulifera

Eaten by Pt, Cm, La. 32 mm.
1ripe0.3810.4750.271
2ripe0.4060.4160.142
3ripe0.3870.3600.093
4ripe0.3790.4780.293
5ripe0.3850.4240.143
6ripe0.3750.4440.236
7ripe0.3790.4670.288
8ripe0.3790.4110.168
9unripe0.4010.3540.045
10unripe0.3720.4480.158
11unripe0.3940.3620.082
12unripe0.3720.4500.182

Ficus thonningii

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La. 10 mm.
1ripe0.4450.3710.097
2ripe0.4200.3980.249
3ripe0.4070.3950.256
4ripe0.4010.4250.228
5ripe0.4120.4400.250
6ripe0.4210.4380.245
7ripe0.4040.4330.342
8ripe0.4010.4320.317
9unripe0.4070.4140.186
10unripe0.4070.4240.183
11unripe0.4060.4320.293
12unripe0.4160.4310.217

Morus lactea

Eaten by Pt, La. 16 mm.
1ripe0.3850.4470.221
2ripe0.3710.4080.339
3ripe0.4000.4560.177
4ripe0.3740.4410.352

Oleaceae

Olea welwitschii

Eaten by Cm, Ca, La. 11 mm.
1unripe0.3530.4260.290
2unripe0.3560.4370.229
3unripe0.3540.4290.192
4unripe0.3540.4320.230

Palmae

Phoenix reclinata

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La. 18 mm.
1ripe0.4550.4530.245
2ripe0.4460.4470.257
3unripe0.3970.4010.237
4unripe0.3700.4100.318

Rosaceae

Prunus africana

Eaten by Cm, Ca, Cg, Cb. 12 mm. Known as "pygeum".
1ripe0.4090.3790.062
2unripe0.3900.3800.053
3unripe0.3500.4280.119
4unripe0.3550.4410.127
5unripe0.3520.4440.157

Rubus apetalus

Eaten by Pt, Ca, Cb. 10 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.5060.3690.192
2ripe0.4840.3620.150
3ripe0.4700.3840.243
4ripe0.4780.3570.195
5midripe0.5120.3960.252
6midripe0.5140.3980.233
7midripe0.4840.4280.218
8midripe0.5040.4080.237
9unripe0.4650.4390.212
10unripe0.4420.4450.244
11unripe0.3950.4500.174
12unripe0.3730.4450.137

Rubiaceae

Randia malleifera

Eaten by Cm, Ca. 41 mm.
1ripe0.3870.4860.260
2ripe0.3700.4890.145
3ripe0.3730.4730.314
4ripe0.3720.4890.171
5unripe0.3450.4620.051
6unripe0.3680.4830.214
7unripe0.3340.3960.077
8unripe0.3500.4570.087

Randia urcelliformis

Eaten by Pt, Ca, La. 46 mm.
1ripe0.3840.4870.106
2ripe0.3920.4620.122
3ripe0.3640.4530.084
4ripe0.3680.4420.208

Pararistolochia scweinfurthii

Eaten by La. 180 mm (length).
1ripe0.3480.4080.100
2ripe0.3430.3960.080
3ripe0.3480.4110.127
4ripe0.3530.4190.211

Sapotaceae

Chrysophyllum albidum

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, La, Cb. 37 mm.
1ripe0.4660.4120.255
2ripe0.4660.4280.310
3ripe0.4560.4320.382
4ripe0.4560.4260.332
5unripe0.3520.4280.099
6unripe0.3450.4180.148
7unripe0.3990.4310.236

Mimusops bagshawei

Eaten by all. 20 mm.
1ripe0.4820.4270.310
2ripe0.4710.4140.401
3ripe0.4440.4010.385
4ripe0.4530.4110.417
5midripe0.4330.4300.460
6midripe0.4230.4350.458
7midripe0.4470.4290.371
8midripe0.4340.4270.476
9unripe0.3910.4460.377
10unripe0.4170.4340.332
11unripe0.3630.4410.183
12unripe0.3830.4600.296

Simaroubaceae

Harrisonia occidentalis (u)

Eaten by Pt. 8 mm.
1ripe0.4060.3430.073
2ripe0.4060.3360.101
3ripe0.4000.3310.071
4ripe0.4110.3570.146
5unripe0.3810.4410.280
6unripe0.3760.4310.238
7unripe0.3770.4250.204
8unripe0.3730.4160.209

Sterculiaceae

Pterygota mildbraedii

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, La, Cb. 110 mm.
1ripe0.3960.4040.253
2ripe0.4020.4010.087
3ripe0.3890.4370.307
4ripe0.4170.4130.169

Ulmaceae

Celtis africana

Eaten by all. 5 mm.
1ripe0.4420.4100.196
2ripe0.4420.4050.190
3unripe0.3470.3930.143
4unripe0.3830.4250.122
5unripe0.3940.4290.134
6unripe0.3800.4310.106

Celtis durandii

Eaten by all. 6 mm.
1ripe0.5020.3990.275
2ripe0.5000.4010.240
3ripe0.5070.4040.267
4ripe0.4860.4210.268
5ripe0.5210.4100.205
6ripe0.4900.3980.325
7midripe0.4360.4240.126
8midripe0.4830.4100.193
9midripe0.4360.4100.194
10midripe0.4330.4200.173
11midripe0.4530.4240.240
12midripe0.4730.4260.227
13unripe0.3540.4380.075
14unripe0.3480.4390.129
15unripe0.3480.4370.096
16unripe0.3650.4590.089

Chaetacme aristata

Eaten by Pt, Cm, Ca, Cb. 13 mm.
1ripe0.4110.3980.341
2ripe0.4100.4200.316
3ripe0.4450.4120.230
4ripe0.4100.4150.250
5unripe0.3460.4220.111
6unripe0.3740.4350.192
7unripe0.3740.4300.228
8unripe0.3710.4380.244

Verbenaceae

Premna angolensis

Eaten by Cb. 10 mm.
1unripe0.3610.4190.164
2unripe0.3590.4260.131
3unripe0.3680.4410.256
4unripe0.3670.4420.287

Violaceae

Rinorea brachypetala

Eaten by all. 12 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.4120.3640.043
2ripe0.3860.3470.037
3ripe0.3680.4350.341
4ripe0.3790.4450.184
5ripe0.3780.3460.046
6ripe0.3770.3430.080
7ripe0.3630.4320.324
8ripe0.3700.4480.358

Zingiberaceae

Afromomum mildbraedii

Eaten by Pt. 63 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.4820.3310.248
2ripe0.5070.3310.176
3ripe0.5460.3010.134
4ripe0.5000.3010.190
5ripe0.5560.3100.142
6ripe0.5100.3050.155
7ripe0.5050.3120.178

Afromomum zambesiacum

Eaten by Pt. 69 mm. Understorey
1ripe0.5640.3250.102
2ripe0.4970.3220.116
3ripe0.5590.3150.074
4ripe0.5170.3250.106
5ripe0.5810.3360.136
6ripe0.5840.3370.123
7ripe0.5990.3350.095
8ripe0.6020.3250.113

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