Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-653.17.13
Melianthus comosus
Melianthus from the Greek word Meli = honey and anthos = flower, comosus means "with a tuft of hair or leaves".
English: Honey flower.
Afrikaans: Kruidjie-roer-my -nie.
Botany: attractive multi-stemmed shrub; has a strong, unpleasant smell when bruised; leaves large, grey-green, serrated, clustered towards the tips of the branches; flowers small, nectar-rich, bird-pollinated; fruit a four-winged bladdery capsule
USe: decorative
Region: Namibia, South Africa.
Uses: medicinal for septic wounds, sores, bruises, backache, rheumatic joints,snakebite; remove the smell of humans.
