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Thunbergia dregeana

Family: Acanthaceae


What it is like

A herb. It has straggling slender stems. It has some soft hairs. The leaf stalks are 1-3 cm long. The leaf blade in triangle shaped. The base is heart shaped. The leaves can be 5 cm long and 5 cm wide. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. They have a tube 2 cm long and widen to 3 cm across. The fruit is hard and round. It is 7 mm across. It splits in half and has hard tapering beaks.

It is used in medicine.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves


How it is grown


Its other names

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