ZZ Cryptolepis decidua
(Planch. ex Hook.f. & Benth.) N. E. Br.
Horn shrub
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in hot arid areas up to 2,000 m above sea level.
Africa, Botswana,Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
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 small shrub. It has straight slender branches. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are 9-45 mm long by 1-6 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Curroria decidua Planch. ex Benth.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
