Forsskaolea viridis
Webb
Desert nettle
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Description
A herb. It grows 1.2 m tall. It grows each year from seed. The stems have curved hairs. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 18-40 cm long by 12-20 cm wide. There are teeth around the edge.
Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Djibouti, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Namibia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen,
Synonyms
Chamardryfolia viridis KuntzeForsskaolea eenii Rendle
Also Known As
Gubtaanyo
References (3)
- Morgan, W. T. W., 1981, Ethnobotany of the Turkana: Use of plants by a Pastoral People and Their Livestock in Kenya. Economic Botany 35(1):96-130
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 196
