Kohautia amatymbica
Eckl. & Zeyh.
Tremble tops
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Summary
Source: WikipediaKohautia amatymbica, or tremble tops, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern Africa. Its roots are edible.
Description
A herb. It is a slender plant that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm high. It has a large woody rootstock. It is erect and has few branches. It has few leaves. These are widely spaced on the stem. The leaves are 4 cm long by 2 mm wide. They have fluffy tufts in their axils. The flowers are in loose clusters at the ends of the stem. They are white and green. They are tube shaped. They have a strong scent. The fruit are round capsules.
Edible Uses
The tuber is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The tuber is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland areas. It grows in hot arid regions. It needs well drained soil. It grows between 100-2,500 m above sea level. Plants can re-grow after fire. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
There are about 60 Kohautia species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Lehlokana, Mohlatsisa, Umfanozacile, Umqanda
References (9)
- 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 171
- 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 10th June 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 96
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
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- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 90
- Vinnicombe, 1976,
- 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
