Alepidea peduncularis
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| Alepidea peduncularis A.Rich. |
Alepidea peduncularis is an edible perennial herb native to the montane grasslands of East and South Africa. The plant bears a flowering stalk about 70 cm in height, and a basal rosette of leaves with distinctively fringed margins. [1]
The leaves are eaten and the roots are used in medicine.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Hyde, Mark; Bart Wursten. Flora of Zimbabwe.
- ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
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