Tragia rupestris
Sond.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are oval to sword shaped. They have stinging hairs on the veins. The flowers are green.
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Edible Uses
The plant is eaten cooked as a vegetable, with the leaves being the primary edible portion.
Traditional Uses
The plant is eaten cooked as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Tragia ruprestris var. glabrata Sond.
References (2)
- 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
