Tricliceras longipedunculatum
(Mast.) R. Fernandes
Lion's eye, Miombo pimpernel
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Description
A herb. It has a woody rootstock and a well developed above ground stem. There can be one or many stems. The plant keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40 cm high. It has white hairs. The leaves are 20 cm long and narrow. There are usually some teeth near the base. There are 4-12 flowers along a stalk. The petals are orange or red. The fruit is a capsule 4-9 cm long by 0.2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable; they are removed from the stalk, pounded to soften, and used in vegetable soup.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable. The leaves are removed from the stalk and pounded to soften before cooking. They are used in vegetable soup.
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Known Hazards
The species is possibly threatened.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. It needs well drained salty soil. It grows between 300-1,525 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
It is possibly threatened. Also put in the family Turneraceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Chikukurume, Itolandau, Jongwe, Kakukrume, Katambala, Leito ladau, Nakatambara, Nletendono, Rukukurume, Shimbalandali, Tukukurume
References (12)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 62
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 356
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 565
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
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- Magwede, K., van Wyk, B.-E., & van Wyk, A. E., 2019, An inventory of Vhavenḓa useful plants. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 57–89
- Matlhare, T., et al, Vegetables in Botswana. p 21 Bioversity website.
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 194
- 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 13th June 2011]
- 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
