Priva cordifolia

Family: Verbenaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall. The stems are 4 sided and hairy. The leaves are oval and 3-6 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The fruiting stems are long. The fruit are 4-5 mm long.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Pakistan, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Buchnera cordifolia L.f.; Priva leptostachya Juss.; Streptium asperum Roxb.; Syntrichia chisosa (Magill, Delgad. & L. R. Stark) R. H. Zander; Tortula aspera (Roxb.) Roxb. ex Willd.; Tortula chisosa Magill, Delgad. & L. R. Stark;