Common Name: Spiderplant
Description
Cleome gynandra is a species of Cleome that is used as a green vegetable. It is known by many common names including Shona cabbage[, African cabbage, spiderwisp, cat’s whiskers,and stinkweed. It is an annual wildflower native to Africa but has become widespread in many tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. It is an erect, branching plant generally between 25 cm and 60 cm tall. Its sparse leaves are each made up of 3-5 oval-shaped leaflets. The flowers are white, sometimes changing to rose pink as they age. The seed is a brown 1.5mm diameter sphere. The leaves are edible. . . . .Read more
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Sphenostylis stenocarpa
Common Name: Yambean
Description
Sphenostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Sphenostylis contains several species useful as food sources including Sphenostylis stenocarpa.
Sphenostylis stenocarpa belongs to the Fabaceae family characterized by its fruit (legume) and stipulated leaves. . . . .Read more
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