Nymania capensis
(Thunb.) Lindb.
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Description
A shrub. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are leathery and in tufts on short shoots. They are broadly sword shaped. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are dull red. The fruit is an inflated papery capsule.
Edible Uses
The roots are used to curdle milk.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Aitonia capensis Thunb.Carruthia capensis (Thunb.) Kuntze
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 78
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
