Aneilema dregeanum
Kunth
Commelinaceae
Lamprodithyros dregeanus (Kunth) Hassk.
Commelina comosa E.Mey.
Common Name:
General Information
Aneilema dregeanum is a herbaceous perennial plant with decumbent stems and fibrous roots. It grows around 40 - 45cm tall[
,
1928- Title
- A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3
- Publication
- Strelitzia 41
- Author
- Bredenkamp C.L.
- Publisher
- South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-928224-28-0
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Aneilema dregeanum
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
,
1928- Title
- A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3
- Publication
- Strelitzia 41
- Author
- Bredenkamp C.L.
- Publisher
- South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-928224-28-0
- Description
-
Range
Southern Africa - Mozambique, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces
Habitat
Moist or mesic habitats, most commonly in forests, also in bush and, rarely, grassland; at elevations up to 940 metres[
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.40 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Aneilema dregeanum is a plant of seasonally dry, tropical regions.
Plants are found wild in moist clay soils[
1928- Title
- A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3
- Publication
- Strelitzia 41
- Author
- Bredenkamp C.L.
- Publisher
- South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-928224-28-0
- Description
-
].
Edible Uses
Leaves[
298- Title
- Edible Leaves of the Tropics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Martin. F. W.; Ruberte. R. M. & Meitzner. L. S.
- Publisher
- Echo. USA.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9653360-1-8
- Description
- A terse guide, giving reasonable detail on the more common leaf crops and brief information on a wide range of lesser known plants.
].
Medicinal
The plant is used medicinally[
]. No further details
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
