
Salacia luebbertii
Salacia luebbertii
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salacia luebbertii is a small shrub with erect, usually unbranched stems growing 30 - 60cm tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ]. The plant supplies a highly valued edible fruit for the local population. It is commonly harvested from the wild, both as a food and also for its medicinal uses.