Cissampelos torulosa
E. Mey. ex Harv.
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Description
A climbing plant. The stems are slender and twining. The leaves are kidney shaped to rounded at the tip. They are 2-7 cm long by 2-9 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-white. The fruit is fleshy, and a flattened round shape. It is 4-7 mm long by 3-5 mm wide. The seeds are 6-8 mm long.
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.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
References (2)
- 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
