Cleome hanburyana
(Penzig)
Gemedo
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Description
A small tropical herb in the Cleomaceae family growing up to 40 cm high, self-sown in lowland areas of Ethiopia.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Ethiopia it is self sown in lowland areas.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia,
Synonyms
Cleome areysiana DeflersCleome lupinifolia Gilg. & BenedictCleome platysepala Gilg & Benedict
Also Known As
Kedhi
References (3)
- Ethiopia: Famine Food Field Guide. http://www.africa.upenn.edu/faminefood/category1.htm (As Cleone hanburyana)
- Lulekal, E., et al, 2011, Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity. Afrika Focus - Vol. 24, No 2. pp 71-121
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
