Plecostachys serpyllifolia
(Bergius) Hilliard & B.L. Burtt
Hottentot tea
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Description
A small shrub. The branches are slender and young parts have a white coating. The leaves are 10 mm long by 7 mm wide. The edges are wavy.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a tea substitute.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used as a tea substitute.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in coastal regions on flat land. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Vaaltee
References (7)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 123 (As Helichrysum serpyllifolium)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 340 (As Helichrysum serpyllifolium)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 11th April 2011] (As Helichrysum serpyllifolium)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 36
- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 108
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- 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 (Also as Helichrysum serpyllifolium)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
