SPECIES


Local Name : Shitudi
Scientific Name :
Habit : Climber
Uses : It helps to cure toothaches.
Morphology : It crawls on the ground, has small green conical shaped leaves, yellow flowers, and seeds are white yellowish in color. The flowers are bitter when tasted.
Life Cycle : Its seasonal, withers twice in a year.
Habitat : Rocky slope, bushes and shrub berries, open forest and near cultivated land
Distribution : Cultivated lands and along Virhembe market road.
Estimated Population : 50 to 100
Average Altitude : 4000-5000 ft
Part Used : Leaves and flowers