Aspalathus cordata
(L.) R. Dahlgren
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Description
A low shrub. It grows 40-80 cm tall. It is a rigid plant and branches freely. The leaves are simple and sword shaped. The flowers are in groups of 4-8 at the ends of branches.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make tea drinks.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used for tea drinks.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate or subtropical. It grows on sandy slopes.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Production
In South Africa plants flower August to December.
Synonyms
References (5)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 111
- Opera Bot. 9(1):275. 1963
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 55
- van Wyk, Ben-Erik, 2019, The diversity and multiple uses of southern African legumes. Australian Systematic Botany, 2019, 32, 519–546
- 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
