Barleria ventricosa
Lindau
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Description
A scrambling shrub. It grows about 1-3 m tall. It has trailing woody stems with leafy branches. The stems have 4 angles. The leaves are oval and 2-10 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. The base is heart shaped.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on dry hill slopes. It grows in woodland near rivers and on termite mounds. It grows between 700-1,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Congo DR, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Middle East, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
References (1)
- Herb. E. A., 1981 (As Barleria stulhmannii) Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 43 (As Barleria stulhmannii)
