Chrozophora obliqua
a perennial member of the Chrozophora genus in the family [[]].
Taxonomy and growth
- Genus
- Chrozophora
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
The seed is used as a butter substitute[2]. There are no edible uses listed for Chrozophora obliqua.
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.
The fruit and the leaves are used in the treatment of whooping cough and as an appetite stimulant.
Environment
- Range
- Southern Europe, Mediterranean, to India.
- Habitat
- Dry places[1].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Cultivation
This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.
A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying[1]. 50
References
? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202