Smodingium argutum
E. Mey. ex Sond.
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are 6-12 cm long by 1.5-3 cm wide. The flowers are light yellow. The fruit are dry and have wings.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and used as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 17
- 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
