OzikoroUdara: A Fruit Caught Between the Spiritual and Physical
Across many West African societies, fruits are more than sources of nourishment, many carry cultural, spiritual, and symbolic significance. Among the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria, Udara, botanically identified as Gambeya albida, though also culturally linked with Chrysophyllum albidum, stands as one of the most distinctive examples of a fruit that bridges the physical and spiritual…