Schotia brachypetala
(Weeping boer-bean) Huilboerboon [Afrikaans]
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> Genus: Schotia
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Schotia brachypetala, National Botanic
Gardens, Harare, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
Seeds are evidently edible once they have been roasted.
Links
Publications
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van Wyk, B.-E. & Gericke, N. 2000. People's
Plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza Publications,
Pretoria.
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