Euphorbia striata
Thunb.
Milkweed
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Description
A herb. It has a woody rootstock. The stems are soft and leafy. These are 50 cm high. The leaves on the stem do not have stalks. The leaves are erect and narrow. They are 4 cm long by 3 mm wide and are pointed. The flowers are at the top of the branches. There are 3 or 4 slender flowering shoots in a loose cluster. The leaves near the flowers are broad and almost kidney shaped. The fruit is 3 angled and slightly rough. It is 3 mm across.
Edible Uses
The roots are used as a flavouring agent added to sour milk.
Traditional Uses
The edible parts are added to sour milk to give it flavour.
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Known Hazards
The plant can irritate the skin.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot dry places often with a marked dry season. It grows between 15-2,590 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
Caution: It can irritate the skin.
Also Known As
Matswana, Mohlatsisa, Umhlonhlo
References (9)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 191
- Guillarmod, J., 1971,
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 110
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 16th April 2011]
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- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 54
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
