Margaretta rosea Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Margaretta

Characteristics

A herb. It has a large swollen root. The plant grows up to 40 cm tall. The plant has few stems. The leaves are opposite. They are narrowly sword shaped. They are up to 10 cm long. They have a few hairs. The flowers are small and golden yellow. They are in groups at the ends of stems. The fruit are follicles and 5-8 cm long.
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Flowers with white, yellow, pink or red petaloid corona, corolla-lobes white, small, ligulate, reflexed
Perennial with annual shoots up to 1 ft.high from a tuberous rootstock
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A tropical plant. In Nigeria it has been recorded at 1,670 m above sea level.
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In upland savanna.
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Usage

The roots are eaten as a famine food. They are soaked, dried, pounded into flour and then cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
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