Priva cordifolia
(L.f.) Druce
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall. The stems are 4 sided and hairy. The leaves are oval and 3-6 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The fruiting stems are long. The fruit are 4-5 mm long.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Pakistan, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Buchnera cordifolia L.f.Priva leptostachya Juss.Streptium asperum Roxb.Syntrichia chisosa (Magill, Delgad. & L. R. Stark) R. H. ZanderTortula aspera (Roxb.) Roxb. ex Willd.Tortula chisosa Magill, Delgad. & L. R. Stark
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 107
- 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
