Pimpinella caffra
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) D. Dietr.
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Description
An erect slender herb. It grows 1 m tall. It has an aroma. The stems are circular and branched with some hairs. The leaves have slender stalks and the lower ones near the base are simple. They are oval or heart shaped with deep teeth. The leaves on the stems are deeply divided with leaflets along the stalk. The flowering stems have slender branches with a group of flowers with equal length stalks. The flowers are smal land 2 mm long. They are white. The fruit is oval or oblong with a disc at the top.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on grassy banks.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Mohopu
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 87
- 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 20
- 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
