Corbichonia decumbens
(Forssk.) Exell
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Vegetable
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It grows in tropical and subtropical places. In Pakistan it grows in rocky and sandy places and hot dry areas up to 1,000 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Asia, Botswana, Central Africa, Chad, East Africa, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Middle East, Mozambique, Niger, North Africa, Pakistan, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
How to Identify
A herb. The branches are rigid. It can be erect or lie along the ground. It can grow from seeds each year or grow for a few years. The leaves are narrowly oval and narrowed. They are 2-4 cm long by 1-2.6 cm wide. They are fleshy and have a short sharp tip at the end. The flowers are in groups about 10 cm long and the flowers are 5 mm across. The fruit is a papery capsule 5-6 mm across. It opens by 5 valves. The seeds are 1.1 mm long and black and shiny.
Notes
It is also put in the family Molluginaceae and Aizoaceae. There are 2 Corbichonia species.
Names & Synonyms
Golijeru, Gnomai, Inyongwane, Inbongwane, Mocholo, Nhacapande, Sharunnay keeray, Xikhavichana
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