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Useful Temperate Plants

Chrozophora obliqua

(Vahl.)A.Juss.

Euphorbiaceae


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General Information

Chrozophora obliqua is a Perennial
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, to India.

Habitat

Dry places[
50
Title
Flora Europaea
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1964
ISBN
-
Description
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *
Medicinal Rating *
HabitPerennial
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying[
50
Title
Flora Europaea
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1964
ISBN
-
Description
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
].
50

Edible Uses

The seed is used as a butter substitute[
61
Title
A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
Publication
 
Author
Usher. G.
Publisher
Constable
Year
1974
ISBN
0094579202
Description
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
].

Medicinal

The fruit and the leaves are used in the treatment of whooping cough and as an appetite stimulant.

Other Uses

None known

Propagation


Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-03-28. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Chrozophora+obliqua>

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