Tetradenia riparia

[= Iboza riparia]

Gemmerbos, Watersalie [Afrikaans]; Gilinyathi, liBota [Siswati]; IBoza [Zulu]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Lamiales > Family: Lamiaceae > Genus: Tetradenia

The leaves are used for treating stomach upsets, colic, flatulence, stomach ache, diarrhoea and nausea. Tetradenia means 'four glands' and riparia means growing along river banks.

Tetradenia riparia, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town [photo H. Robertson]