Lantana humuliformis
Verdc.
Verbenaceae Edible: Fruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. It has slender stems. Young shoots are square. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. The flowers are greenish-white or cream and small and funnel shaped. They are 1.5-5.5 cm long by 0.5-2.5 cm wide. The fruit are round and 2-2.5 mm across.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are edible.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are edible.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya,
References (1)
- Mutie, F. G., 2020, Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County. Plants 2020, 9, 1017
