Lobelia preslii
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Description
Lobelia preslii is a herbaceous plant in the Campanulaceae family, found as a rare species in Swaziland.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The plant is eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is rare in Swaziland.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
References (5)
- Guillarmod, J., 1971,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 141
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 73
- 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
