Dobera glabra is an evergreen shrub or tree native to the Somali peninsula, Northeastern Kenya and Ethiopia as well as South Tihamah.

In Ethiopia, you will find it in Nechisar National Park and along the Sagan River in the Konso special woreda.

It is well known to the local Konso people (who call it karsata) for growing new shoots, flowers, and seeds during dry weather.

However, the fruits must be cooked for a long time (i.e. up to 24 hours), they have a bad smell, and excessive consumption causes stomach aches and other intestinal problems.

Leaves are opposite, yellow to grey-green, thick, smooth, veins hardly seen, up to 7 cm long, tip usually notched.