Septulina glauca
(Thunb.) Tiegh.
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Description
A small shrub. It grows attached to other plants. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and 1-1.5 cm long by 3-7 mm wide. There are usually 3 flowers in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a red berry.
Edible Uses
The red berries are eaten fresh as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It usually grows attached to Lycium.
Where It Grows
Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Loranthus burchellii Eckl. & Zeyh.Loranthus canescens Burch.Loranthus glaucus Thunb.Loranthus longitubulosus Engler & Krause
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
