Alepidea longifolia
E. Mey.
Kalmus
ApiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Young leaves are cooked and traditionally mixed with nettle leaves and peanuts.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate and subtropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
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
An erect herb. It has one stem. It grows 1.2 m tall. It has a thick rootstock. The leaves at the base are in a ring. They are spoon shaped and taper to the base. There are teeth with bristles at their tip along the edge of the leaf. The leaves on the stem do not have leaf stalks. The flowers are in a small group at the top of the plant.
Names & Synonyms
Cocwane, Inkazane, Ikhokhwane, Khisogo, Likhatsato, Likhokhwane, Linjata, Uhlosa, Ujesa, Ujeza
Eryngium caffirum Koso-Pol.
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 84
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Plowes, N. J. & Taylor, F. W., 1997, The Processing of Indigenous Fruits and other Wildfoods of Southern Africa. in Smartt, L. & Haq. (Eds) Domestication, Production and Utilization of New Crops. ICUC p 184
- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 63
