Oku white honey
Nuxia congesta, Schefflera (Astropanax) abyssinica
GIGeographical indications outside the EU
White to cream honey from the Kilum-Ijim montane forest, where bees forage mainly on the white-flowered trees Nuxia congesta and Schefflera abyssinica. Its texture is creamy and slightly grainy.
- Origin
- Cameroon (Kilum-Ijim forest on Mount Oku)
- Colour
- 17 mm · extra white
- Taste
- light, slightly tart, grape and citrus notes
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Nuxia congesta, Schefflera (Astropanax) abyssinica · Nuxia →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
As “Oku White Honey” it was among the first geographical indications registered in Africa (OAPI, 2013).
More honeys
Tigray white honeyEthiopia (Tigray: Hawzien, Atsbi-Wonberta, Adigrat, Wukro)
Tigray becium honeyEthiopia (Tigray)
Egyptian citrus honeyEgypt (Beheira, Kafr El-Sheikh)
Ogiek honey from the Mau ForestKenya (Mau Forest)
Aloe honeySouth Africa (Highveld, summer-rainfall region)
Egyptian clover honey (barseem)Egypt (Nile Delta)
Atractylis (sor) honeyAlgeria (semi-arid and arid regions)
Rocket (harra) honeyAlgeria (semi-arid and arid regions)