Cullen tomentosum

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It is covered with white hairs. The leaves have 3 leaflets and teeth around the edge. Flowers occur in groups of three. The fruit are small oval pods.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain locations and on dunes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The leaves are used to flavour tea, The roots are used to curdle milk. This gives and good taste an produces a kind of yoghurt.

Edible parts

Leaves - flavouring, root - agent

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Honab

Synonyms

Cullen obtusifolia (DC.) C. H. Stirt. [Spelling variant]; Cullen obtusifolium (DC.) C. H. Stirt.; Lotodes obtusifolium (DC.) Kuntze; Psoralea obtusifolia DC.: