Ipomoea magnusiana var. eenii
Schinz, (Rendle) Meeuse
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Description
A climbing herb. It is a slender twiner or trailing plant. It is hairy. The leaves are divided into 5 oval leaflets. The largest is 4 cm long by 2 cm wide. The flowers occur as a few together at the end of a common stalk. The flowers are funnel shaped and 2.5 cm long by 2.5 cm across at the mouth. They are mauve.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
In Swaziland it grows in the low veld only.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, India, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Maswi a pudi
References (9)
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 75 (As Ipomoea lugardii)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 83 (As Ipomoea lugardii)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 187 (As Ipomoea lugardii)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 95
- Quin, 1959,
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- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 46
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 54 (As Ipomoea lugardii)
- 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 (As Ipomoea magnusiana)
