Salvia chudaei
Batt. & Trab.
LamiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are used for flavouring dishes and can be brewed as a tea-like drink.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Sahel in West Africa. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Central Africa, Chad, Libya, Mali, North Africa, Sahel, West Africa,
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 wiry herb in the mint family growing to 60 cm high, native to the Sahel region of West Africa where it thrives in arid conditions.
References (2)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Kew.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
