Clinopodium abyssinicum
(Benth.) Kuntze
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Description
A herb. It grows 5-80 cm tall. The leaves are thin and oval. They are 10-30 mm long by 6-20 mm wide. The base is rounded and they taper to the tip and have teeth along the edge.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania,
Synonyms
Calamintha abyssinica A. Rich.Micromeria abyssinica Benth.Micromeria parvula Chiov.Satureja abyssinica (Benth.) Briq.
Also Known As
Shusha
References (2)
- Al-Sodany, Y. M., et al, 2013, Medicinal Plants in Saudi Arabia: I. Sarrwat Mountains at Taif, KSA. Academic Journal of Plant Sciences 6 (4): 134-145 (As Micromeria abyssinica)
- Ashagre, M., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Burji District, Segan Area Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:32 (As Satureja abyssinica)
