Virgilia oroboides
(P. J. Bergius) T. M. Salter
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Description
A small tree. The leaves have 4-8 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are in groups and pink to purple. They have a scent. The pods are 4-6 cm long and narrow and flattened.
Edible Uses
The gum is eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The gum is eaten as a snack.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Podalyria capensis (L.) Willd.Sophora oroboides Bergius
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 63
- 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
