Justicia striata
(Klotzsch) Bullock
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Description
A tropical herb from the Acanthaceae family, recorded at elevations up to 1,830 m above sea level in Nigeria.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Nigeria it is recorded as 1,830 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, West Africa,
Synonyms
Adhatoda striata Klotsch
Also Known As
Unkobo
References (4)
- Herb., E. A., 1981,
- Msuya, T. S., et al, 2010, Availability, Preference and Consumption of Indigenous Foods in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 49:3, 208-227
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 44
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
