Heteromorpha trifoliata

(H. L. Wendl.) Eckl. & Zeyh

Parsley tree, Parsnip tree

Apiaceae Edible: Root - flavouring, Vegetable 1,419 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A scrambling herb, shrub or small tree. It can grow 1-8 m tall. The leaves are divided and can have 3 leaflets or 1-2 pairs of leaflets. The flower petals are white or yellow. The fruit are 7 mm long by 4 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The root is used as a flavouring and vegetable, and is sometimes boiled and eaten.

Traditional Uses

It is boiled and eaten.

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Medicinal Uses

It is used as medicine.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Botswana, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Middle East, Mozambique, Sudan, Zambia, Yemen,

Notes

It is used as medicine.

Synonyms

Bupleurum trifoliatum H. L. Wendl. & Bartl.

Also Known As

Lkuyanoi, Lmasei

References (5)

Heine, et al, Species encountered and used on Mt Nyiru.
Bussman, R. W., 2006, Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:35
Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 19
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 ( As Heteromorpha arborescens)
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew