Heteromorpha trifoliata
(H. L. Wendl.) Eckl. & Zeyh
Parsley tree, Parsnip tree
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root - flavouring, Vegetable
The root is used as a flavouring and vegetable, and is sometimes boiled and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant
Africa, Angola, Botswana, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Middle East, Mozambique, Sudan, Zambia, Yemen,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Angola, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, 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, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A scrambling herb, shrub or small tree. It can grow 1-8 m tall. The leaves are divided and can have 3 leaflets or 1-2 pairs of leaflets. The flower petals are white or yellow. The fruit are 7 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Medicinal Uses
It is used as medicine.
Notes
It is used as medicine.
Names & Synonyms
Lkuyanoi, Lmasei
Bupleurum trifoliatum H. L. Wendl. & Bartl.
References (5)
- Heine, et al, Species encountered and used on Mt Nyiru.
- Bussman, R. W., 2006, Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:35
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 19
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179 ( As Heteromorpha arborescens)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
