Ruellia patula
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Description
A herb or shrub. It is slightly woody. The leaf stalks are 1.2 cm long. The leaves are oval and the edges are wavy. They are 2.5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The flowers are white. They are funnel shaped.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible and consumed as food.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Myanmar, SE Asia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Also Known As
Boboyta, Nagaar
References (7)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- Herb., E. A., 1981,
- Molla, A., Ethiopian Plant Names. http://www.ethiopic.com/aplants.htm
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 45
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
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- Teklehaymanot, T., 2017, An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and edible plants of Yalo Woreda in Afar regional state, Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:40
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
