Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Celastrales (10)
Family: Celastraceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Catha (1)
Epithet: edulis (Vahl) Endl. (6)
Synonyms: Catha forsskalii A.Rich., Catha inermis J.F.Gmel., Celastrus edulis Vahl, Dillonia abyssinica Sacleux
abyssinica => from Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
edulis => edible
forsskalii => in honor of Pehr Forsskål (1736–1768), Swedish botanist
inermis => unarmed