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