Commicarpus pentandrus
(Burch.) Hiemerl
Vald patats
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Description
A herb. It has a large rootstock and trailing annual stems. Flowers are funnel shaped and purple. The fruit are sticky and covered with glands.
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Edible Uses
The root is used as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The root is used as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 82
- 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
- Youngblood, D., 2004, Identification and Quantification of Edible Plant Foods in the Upper (Nama) Karoo, South Africa. Economic Botany 58 (Supplement) :S43-S65
