Zornia apiculata
Milne-Redh.
Fabaceae Edible: Leaves
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems can be 45 cm long. The leaves are twice divided. The upper leaflets are oval and 2.5 cm long by 1 cm wide. Leaflets on lower leaves are smaller and rounder. The flowers are yellow and can have red veins. The fruit is a pod 2 cm long and has 6 seeds. The pod has stiff bristles.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten. This is a minor food plant.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Somalia,
Other Information
It is a minor food plant.
Notes
There are about 80 Zornia species. They are tropical.
References (2)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 140
