Oxygonum dregeanum
Meisn.
Starstalk
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Description
An erect herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are somewhat succulent. They are long and narrow. There are often 2 teeth-like lobes near the base. The flowers are in clusters at the top of the plant. They are white and with pink tinges. The fruit are small and oval. There are 2 subspecies and some varieties.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a vegetable and for flavouring.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used as a vegetable and for flavouring.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in grassland and along roadsides.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Also Known As
Umdambane, Umkhandu, Untabane
References (2)
- 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 91
