Lacomucinaea lineata

Family: Santalaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 2-5 mm long by 1 mm wide. The flowers occur singly. The fruit is fleshy and 5-8 mm long.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Namibia, South Africa (country/location of origin), Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit is eaten as a snack.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Linosyris lineata (L.f.) Kuntze; Linosyris spartea (R. Br.) Kuntze; Thesium ephedroides A. W. Hill; Thesium lineatum L.f.; Thesium rigidum Sond.; Thesium sparteum R. Br.; Thesium viscibaccatum Dinter;