Hibiscus praeteritus

R. A. Dyer

Malvaceae Edible: Leaves 76 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. It grows 2 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems have flattened hairs. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 6 cm long by 3 cm wide. The flowers are 2-3 cm across. They are red or pink. The fruit capsule is 9 mm long by 9 mm wide. The seeds have a white silky floss.

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. It grows on the edge of rivers.

Where It Grows

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,

Also Known As

Makhuluwamutudo

References (3)

Magwede, K., van Wyk, B.-E., & van Wyk, A. E., 2019, An inventory of Vhavenḓa useful plants. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 57–89
Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 76
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