Polemanniopsis marlothii
(H. Wolff ex Engl.) B. L. Burtt
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Description
A shrub. It grows 4 m tall. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. They are 4 cm long by 2 cm wide. They have teeth around the edge. It loses its leaves at flowering time. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are oblong.
Edible Uses
The root is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The root is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on sandstone slopes.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Annesorhiza marlothii (H. Wolff) M. HiroePolemannia marlothii H. Wolff ex Engl.
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 20
- 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
