Talinum crispatulum
Dinter ex Poelln.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Stems, Vegetable
The leaves and stems are eaten raw, used in savory preparations, or boiled.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in dry sandy soils. It grows between 850-1,550 m above sea level. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall between 50-700 mm. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb. It lies along the ground. It is an annual plant and can keep growing for a few years. It grows 40 cm high. The leaves have wavy edges.
Nutrition Score: 30/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | 91 | 120 | 29 | 3.4 | — | 8 | — | 0.3 |
Notes
There are about 50 Talinum species. They grow in warm places. Also put in the family Portulacaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Chisseladana, Xlabe, Xlare
References (16)
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