Crotalaria burkeana
Benth.
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Description
A herb. It grows 70 cm tall. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets. The leaflets are 25-55 mm long by 4-16 mm wide. There are 5-12 flowers in a loose group. The flowers are white or yellow with red veins. The pods are broad and 4-5.5 cm long.
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
Crotalaria burkeana var. sparsipila Harv.
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 56
- van Wyk, Ben-Erik, 2019, The diversity and multiple uses of southern African legumes. Australian Systematic Botany, 2019, 32, 519–546
- 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
