Annesorhiza flagellifolia
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Anise root
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has slender stems. It grows up to 1 m high. It has an underground rootstock covered with old leaf bases. The main leaves are near the base. There are only a few leaves and they have long stalks. The leaves have opposite pairs of repeatedly divided leaflets. There are only a few small leaves along the stem. The stems are smooth and have a few branches. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. Male and female flowers are on the same plant. The flowers are yellow and there are up to 20 on a stalk. The fruit have strong ribs. The fruit are oblong and 7 mm long by 3 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a vegetable; the leaves, fruit, and root are all edible parts.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used as a vegetable.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Also Known As
Sibhadze
References (7)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 55
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 222
- Ogle & Grivetti, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 195
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- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 18
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
