Rough-leaved Agathosma
Agathosma hispida

Family: Rutaceae

What it is like

A shrub. The leaves are narrow.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The leaves are chewed as a thirst quencher.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Agathosma trachyphylla Eckl. & Zeyh.; Bucco hispida Schult.; Diosma hispida Thunb.; Diosma trachyphylla (Eckl. & Weyh.) D. Dietr.; Elaeodendron schinoides Spreng.; Hartoga capensis L.; Hartogia multiflora Eckl. & Zeyh.; Hartogia schinoides C. A. Sm.; and others