Mesembryanthemum emarcidum
Thunb.
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Description
A succulent scrambling shrub. The leaves are 3.5 cm long and have tips curved back. The flowers are white. The fruit have 4-5 sections.
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Edible Uses
The underground root, which contains moisture, is used as a thirst quencher.
Traditional Uses
The underground root has moisture.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Sceletium anatomicum (Haw.) L. BolusSceletium emarcidum (Thunb.) L.Bolus ex H. Jacobsen
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 8
- 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
