Macowania ericifolia
(Forssk.) B. L. Burtt & Grau
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea
The leaves are used to make tea.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Africa, Southern 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
An herb in the family Asteraceae found in temperate regions.
Notes
Not in The Plant List.
Names & Synonyms
Antithrixia angustifolia Oliv. & HiernAster ansifer BosserAster ericifolius Forssk.Athrixia ericaefolia (Forssk.) DCDetris ericifolia (Forssk.) HiernDiplogon ericoides Raf.Diplopappus ericoides var. ericoidesFelicia ericifolia (Forssk.) Mendonca
References (1)
- 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 186 (As Antithrixia angustifolia)
