Endostemon tereticaulis
(Poir.) M. Ashby
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are used as a flavoring when cooking meat.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in waste sandy places and rocky soils in the Sahel in West Africa. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Sahel, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Uganda, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
How to Identify
A low bushy herb in the Lamiaceae family growing to 30 cm high with a strong smell. It inhabits tropical arid and semi-arid regions, growing in waste sandy places and rocky soils throughout the Sahel in West Africa.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Endostemon tereticaulis, commonly called the purpling keepsafe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the Arabian Peninsula.
Names & Synonyms
Gilel dieri, Kimba, L'ehabek
References (4)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Kew.
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 146
- Vanderjagt, D. J. et al, 2000, The trypsin inhibitor content of 61 wild edible foods of Niger. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 55:335-346
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
