Patellifolia procumbens
(C. Sm.) A. J. Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J. T. Williams
AmaranthaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The young leaves are cooked and eaten, and the fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
A Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the Sahara and arid places.
Africa, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, Western Sahara,
Countries: Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A Mediterranean climate herb in the Amaranthaceae family, found in the Sahara and arid places. It produces both edible young leaves and fruit.
Notes
Probably all Beta are one species and 2 main forms - Cicla - for leaves, and Contiva - for roots. Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Beta diffusa Coss.Beta patellaris Moq.
and several others
References (3)
- A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2):57. 1849 (As Beta patellaris)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 123 (As Beta patellaris)
- Nassif, F., & Tanji, A., 2013, Gathered food plants in Morocco: The long forgotten species in Ethnobotanical Research. Life Science Leaflets 3:17-54 (As Beta patellaris)
