Lacomucinaea lineata
(L.f.) Nickrent & M. A. Garcia
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 2-5 mm long by 1 mm wide. The flowers occur singly. The fruit is fleshy and 5-8 mm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Namibia, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Linosyris lineata (L.f.) KuntzeLinosyris spartea (R. Br.) KuntzeThesium ephedroides A. W. HillThesium lineatum L.f.Thesium rigidum Sond.Thesium sparteum R. Br.Thesium viscibaccatum Dinter
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 100
- 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
