Wahlenbergia krebsii
Cham.
Bell-flower
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Description
A herb. It grows 10-50 cm tall from a taproot. The leaves can be 55 mm long by 10 mm wide.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The plant is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Campanopsis krebsii (Cham.) KuntzeCampanula krebsii (Cham.) D. Dietr.Wahlenbergia zeyheri H. Buck
References (5)
- Guillarmod, J., 1971, (As Wahlengerbia zeyheri)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 74 (As Wahlengerbia zeyheri)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 41
- 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
