Craterostigma pumilum
Hochst.
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Description
A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves at the base are in a ring. They are broadly oval and 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowers arise from the centre of the ring. They are blue or pink.
Edible Uses
The roots are chewed fresh and have a sweet carrot-like taste.
Traditional Uses
The roots are chewed for the taste. (It is like a sweet carrot.)
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist shallow soil over rocks. In East Africa it grows from 100-3,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Also put in the family Scrophulariaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kankarasho
References (1)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2011, Plant Use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale region, Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2011, 7:28
