Justicia heterocarpa subsp. vallicola
T. Anders, Hedren,
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Description
A tropical herbaceous plant in the Acanthaceae family with edible leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Tanzania,
Notes
Not in The Plant List.
Also Known As
Unkobo
References (2)
- Harkonen, M. & Vainio-Mattila, K., 1998, Some examples of Natural Products in the Eastern Arc Mountains. Journal of East African Natural History 87:265-278
- Vainio-Mattila, K., 2000, Wild vegetables used by the Sambaa in the Usumbara Mountains, NE Tanzania. Ann. Bot. Fennici 37:57-67
