Peucedanum upingtoniae
(Schinz) Drude
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Description
A herb. It can be an annual plant or grow for a few years. It can grow to 2 m high. The lower leaves are larger than the upper leaves. The flowers are small and dark red.
Edible Uses
The root tubers are roasted in fire and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The root tubers are roasted in the fire then eaten.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot arid places. It grows in loamy and rocky soils. It grows between 925-1,220 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ondunda
References (2)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 13th June 2011]
- Sullivan, S., 1998, People plants and practice in drylands: Socio-political and ecological dimensions of resource-use by Damara farmers in north-west Namibia. Ph.D. Univ. College London.
