Actinanthella menyharthii
(Engl. & Schinz ex Schinz) Balle
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Description
The twigs have short stiff hairs. The leaf blade is 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are oblong with a blunt point. There are 1 or 2 flowers in the axils of leaves. The corolla is 5-6 cm long and is yellow. The fruit is a red berry. It is 7-8 mm long by 4-5 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in hot drier valleys. In southern Africa it grows between 20-1,400 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Loranthus menyharthii SchinzTapinanthus menyharthi (Engl. & Schinz ex Schinz) Danser
References (3)
- 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 70 (As Loranthus menyarthii)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 142
- Scudder, 1971,
