Erythrococca natalensis
Prain
Cetewayos cress
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Description
A shrub. Young twigs are hairy. The leaves have short leaf stalks. The leaves are 3-4 cm long and 1.5-2 cm wide. The flowers are small.
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Edible Uses
Both the leaves and fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
It is eaten raw or cooked.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Micrococca natalensis (Prain) E. Phillips
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 195
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 54
- 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
