Moquiniella rubra
(A. Spreng.) Balle
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Description
A shrub that grows attached to other plants. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. The flowers are 7-15 cm and in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a red berry.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on Acacia, Diospyros, Euclea or Searsia.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Moquinia rubra A. Spreng.
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 74
- 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
