Schizoglossum cordifolium
E. Mey.
Commo split-tongue
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Description
A subtropical herb in the Apocynaceae family with edible roots.
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Edible Uses
The roots are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The roots are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Schizoglossum divaricatum N. E. Br.Schizoglossum hirsutum Turcz.
Also Known As
Sicadze
References (6)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 116
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ogle & Grivetti, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 66
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 27
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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
