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Lantana humuliformis

Family: Verbenaceae


What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. It has slender stems. Young shoots are square. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. The flowers are greenish-white or cream and small and funnel shaped. They are 1.5-5.5 cm long by 0.5-2.5 cm wide. The fruit are round and 2-2.5 mm across.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Kenya


How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are edible.

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


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