Leucas calostachys

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LamiaceaeLeaves

Leucas calostachys

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Leucas calostachys

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Leucas calostachys

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MBG

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia,

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 tropical herb in the mint family (Lamiaceae) with edible leaves. It is used as a famine food.

Other Information

It is a famine food.

Names & Synonyms

Hantidi

References (1)

Asfaw, Z. and Tadesse, M., 2001, Prospects for Sustainable Use and Development of Wild Food Plants in Ethiopia. Economic Botany, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 47-62

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