Annesorhiza nuda
(Aiton) B. L. Burtt
Anyswortel
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Description
A herb. It takes 2 years to complete its life cycle. It has spindle shaped fleshy roots. It grows 50 cm tall. The stems are slender with lines along them and are yellow-green. The leaves have deep lobes and each lobe is deeply divided. They are spreading and sword shaped. They are light green with a purple tinge. The flowers have 3-8 rays in a flat topped group 3-4 cm long. The flowers are small and white with a dark stripe along them. The fruit are oblong and pale yellow.
Edible Uses
The fleshy roots are eaten roasted in ashes, boiled in milk, or added to stews; the roots are sold as a vegetable and taste less acrid when cultivated. The leaves are chewed for their liquorice-like flavor.
Traditional Uses
The root is eaten. It can be roasted in ashes, boiled in milk or added to stews. The leaves are chewed for the liquorice taste.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Other Information
It is improved by cultivation being less acrid. The roots are sold as a vegetable.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubers | 77.2 | 340 | 81 | 0.3 | — | 13.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Root | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Synonyms
References (11)
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- De Vynk, J. C., et al, 2016, Indigenous edible plant use by contemporary Khoe-San descendants of South Africa's Cape South Coast. South African Journal of Botany. 102 (2016) 60-69
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 85 (As Annesorhiza capensis)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 56 (As Annesorhiza capensis and Annesorhiza montana)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 55 (As Annesorhiza montana)
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- Plowes, N. J. & Taylor, F. W., 1997, The Processing of Indigenous Fruits and other Wildfoods of Southern Africa. in Smartt, L. & Haq. (Eds) Domestication, Production and Utilization of New Crops. ICUC p 185 (As Annesorhiza capensis)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 18
- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 81
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- Wehmeyer, A. S, 1986, Edible Wild Plants of Southern Africa. Data on the Nutrient Contents of over 300 species. (As Annesorhiza capensis)
