Dicliptera clinopodia

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Description

A herb or shrub. It grows 1 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems have grooves along them. The leaves are simple and alternate. The leaves are oval and hairy on both sides. The flowers are in dense groups at the top of the plant or in the axils of leaves. They are pale pink.

Edible Uses

The young leaves are cooked and eaten.

Traditional Uses

The young leaves are cooked and eaten.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa*, Swaziland,

Synonyms

Justicia clinopodia E. Mey.

Also Known As

Lubikelashamba

References (6)

Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 67
Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
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.
Plowes, N. J. & Taylor, F. W., 1997, The Processing of Indigenous Fruits and other Wildfoods of Southern Africa. in Smartt, L. & Haq. (Eds) Domestication, Production and Utilization of New Crops. ICUC p 189

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