Tragia dioica
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Description
A herb. It can grow 60 cm tall. There are several stems from a woody rootstock. The leaves are 3-7 cm long by 0.3-1.5 cm wide. There can be 3 lobes at the base. The flowering shoots are 8.5 cm long. The fruit are 0.6 cm long by 1 cm wide and it has 3 lobes.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Tragia schinzii Pax
Also Known As
Brandnetel, Mbuwambuwane
References (3)
- Magwede, K., van Wyk, B.-E., & van Wyk, A. E., 2019, An inventory of Vhavenḓa useful plants. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 57–89
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 55
- 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
