Rumex woodii
N. E. Br.
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Description
A shrub. It has a tuberous root. The stem is stout and erect. It grows 1 m high. The stem is 1 cm across. There are only a few leaves. The leaf blades are 15 cm long by 4 cm wide. They taper to both ends. The flowering shoots are at the top of the plant.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten both raw and cooked.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten raw and cooked.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
There are about 200 Rumex species.
Also Known As
Bodila ba likxomo
References (8)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 307
- Guillarmod, J. 1966, 1971,
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 163
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 91
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- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
- Vinnicombe, 1976,
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
