Manochlamys albicans
(Aiton) Aellen
Spanspek soap bush, Spekbos
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds
The leaves and seeds are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on dry sandy slopes.
Africa, Namibia, South 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
A shrub. It has white stems. It grows 2 m tall. The branches are spread out sideways. The flowers are in crowded spikes at the ends of branches. They are small and yellow. The fruit is fleshy and yellowish green.
Names & Synonyms
Atriplex sarcocarpus DinterExomis atriplecoides Moq.
