by johnah on November 11, 2020
What is Limp Jade Plant?
Limp Jade Plant (Limax quinquefolius) is a species of flowering shrub native to China. It grows up to 20 feet tall and has greenish-blue foliage with purple veins. Its bark is light brown or grayish white, but its leaves are pale pink or lilac, with purple veins. It is often called “Jade Tree” because it resembles a small tree made of jade.
How to Identify Limp Jade Plant Leaves?
The leaves of limpidjadeplant resemble those of a lime. They have four leaflets, each one longer than the next. There are two pairs of leaflets per leaflet, so there will be eight leaflets total on the top side and six on the bottom side. Each leaflet has five petioles, which are the long, slender branches at the tip of each leaflet. These petioles are usually dark green.
When a limpidjadeplant is young, its leaves may look like tiny limes. Over time, they grow into their adult form and become more rounded and smooth looking. The upper surface of these leaves turns from green to purple when ripe. The underside of each leaf is a pale green.
These leaves are smaller than the leaves of a real lime, but they can grow quite large. They may reach the size of dinner plates or saucers.
The grayish-brown bark of a limpidjadeplant peels off in strips to reveal new, smooth skin below. Its branches and stems are very flexible and can be easily bent. This plant often has aerial roots, which are roots that come out of the branches and hang down from the stems. These aerial roots help the plant hold onto rocks and soil in locations where there is little to no ground.
The limpidjadeplant’s flowers are very small and grow at the tops of its stems. They are white or greenish-white in color and have five petals each. There may be a few flowers on each stem, or there may be just one. The flowers do not have a very strong scent.
Where Does the Name “Limpidjade” Come From?
The common name limpidjade comes from Latin words that mean “flexible” and “jade.” This plant is flexible because its stems and branches are pliable, so they can hold the plants up without any trouble, even when rocks or soil give way. Its English name, “limp jade” or “limpide jade,” comes from its species name, quinquefolius, which means “five leaves” in Latin. This plant is also called “monk’s head” in English because of the shape of its fruit, which looks a bit like a monk’s head.
What Are the Other Names for Limpidjade?
The common names for limpide jade include:
(Afrik.)jatehout
Blue jade
Blue sage
Fern leaf nettle (Eng. bot.)
Fern-leaved nettle
Flimsie (S.Afr.)
Gout plant (Eng. med.)
Jade plant
Pleasant jade, pleasance jade (old names)
Rabbit ears (another old name)
Spaniard (another old name)
Tjakastjie, tcaqstatsji (Afrik. )
Where Does the Name “Limp” Come From?
The common name limp comes from the fact that this plant’s stems and branches are so flexible they appear limp.
What Do Limp Jade Plant Leaves Look Like?
The leaves of a limpidjadeplant are shiny, leathery, gray-green above and paler below. They are shaped like huge hearts or teardrops and have margins with tiny spines along their edges. Each leaf is divided into a rounded tip, a broad stalk and three to five deeply-notched lobes. They grow on long petioles that are connected to the leaf’s midrib. The upper surface of each leaf is dark green and the lower surface is mottled with large spots and blotches.
What Are the Limp Jade Plant’s Blossoms Like?
The flowers of this plant are small and light green. They grow in clusters and have five rounded petals. The small green sepals of these flowers form a tiny cup or calyx around a center of many stamens and three styles united into a three-lobed stigma.
Who Would Have Thought That These Plants Would Have Been Eaten?
The limpid jade plant’s fruit is an edible berry that can be blue, black or purplish in color. It grows in large quantities on this plant. In fact, it seems that people eat these fruits whenever they can get their hands on them.
These berries are very nutritious and have many vitamins and minerals in them. The leaves of the limpidjadeplant may also be eaten. The plant can be cut up and boiled to make a nutritious soup.
Where Is the Medicinal Use for This Plant?
The limpid jade plant has been used in traditional medicine all over southern Africa for hundreds of years. Its leaves are used as a tea and its crushed leaves are also used as poultices on wounds that will not heal.
When the roots of this plant are dried, they can be ground up and mixed with water to form a paste for sores and boils. The roots can also be boiled alone to make a treatment for diarrhea. This plant has also been used to treat HIV and AIDS.
What Other Names Do People Call This Plant?
The Zulu people of South Africa call the limpid jade plant intsikawoo, which means “pig medicine.” In the West African language of Hausa, it is called korokoro or korokoroga. The Azande people in the Congo call it tshivambwe, which means “wild coffee.”
What Other Names Are There for This Plant?
These are some of the other names that have been used to refer to this plant:
Blue chalk vine (Aus.)
Cheese flower (Eng.)
Chileon (Grk. )
Cliff cabbage (Eng.)
Cockspur coral vine (Eng.)
Dew plant (S.Afr.)
Dwarf jade (Eng.)
Flowering ivy (Eng.)
Glory bush (Aus.)
Goat’s bite (Aus.)
Golden vine (Eng.)
Gravel plant (Aus.)
Irish moss (Eng. )
Jewel of Peru (Eng. )
Klipdoring (Afr.)
Little leaf jade (Eng. )
Madagascar periwinkle (Eng. )
New Zealand glory (Aus.)
Pig medicine (Zulu)
Pignut (Eng.)
Poor mans bread (Aus.)
Psychological jade (Eng. )
Rediscovered jade (Eng. )
Silver leaf jade (Eng.)
Small blue lettuce (Aus.)
Spiral jade vine (Eng. )
Stemonyma (genus name)
Tickberry (Aus.)
Where Does It Grow?
The limp jade plant is native to a very large area in southern and central Africa.
It can be found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, ,Burkina faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
It is also found in the Soutpansberg and Musina regions of South Africa. It can be seen growing wild between the towns of Van Zylsrus and Musina.
This plant can be found in woodland, open grassland, stony hillsides, scrubland and sandy areas.
It can grow at altitudes of between 900 and 4500 meters above sea level. It grows in semi-arid locations and in areas that have good rainfall.
What Grows Near the Bitterleaf?
Nearby plants include the velvet asparagus (Asparagus bisetulosus), prickly blue curls (Trichodesma zeylanicum) and the fynbos shrub (Leucadendron laureolum). It can also be found growing with the yellow flowered fynbos shrub (Leucadendron cuneifolium).
One account says that it can also be found growing with the natal blue mist flower (Carpobrotus edulis).
It grows alongside the small white flowered creeping snowberry (Solanum carpobrotiodes).
In Zimbabwe and South Africa, it can be found living alongside the catsear or wild succory (Hypochoeris radicata) and the feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium).
It grows alongside the creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) in the Fynbos vegetation of the Western Cape. It can also be found alongside species of the genera Protea, Aspalathus, Leucadendron and Osteospermum.
How Does It Grow?
The limp jade plant can grow to around 2 meters in height. Its leaves are dull green in color. It has yellow flowers. The flowers can have up to five petals.
The fruit is a capsule shaped structure containing edible seeds. It is this part of the plant that is used by humans as food.
The leaves contain a toxin that can be dangerous if eaten in large quantities.
They grow either as a single stem plant or as a cluster of stems growing close to the ground. It tends to grow in clumps or large groups.
The stems of this plant are usually around 0.6 to 1 centimeter in diameter.
The underground roots can also be slightly yellow or gray in color. It does not suck up large amounts of water from the soil in which it is growing.
It only needs moisture when its leaves begin to droop. It does not have many specialized systems for drawing water up from the soil and filtering out all the useful nutrients.
Instead, it has a scatter of small warts on its roots that help it to cling on to dry soil. It then spreads out shallow network of roots throughout the soil just beneath the surface.
What Is It Used For?
The fruit and seeds of the limp jade plant are edible. They can be eaten raw or cooked after they have been harvested.
The seeds are slightly bitter in taste when they are eaten raw.
In some societies, the seeds are removed from the fruit and roasted so that they can be eaten. They are then ground into a fine powder and then mixed with water in order to make a beverage.
The fruits themselves can be used as a yellow dye.
In South Africa, the roots of this plant are used as a substitute for hops when brewing beer.
In South Africa, the stems of the plant are used as a substitute for tea.
A sugar can be made from the fruit pulp. This can be used in a variety of sweet dishes and desert recipes.
The fruits can also be preserved by making jams or syrups from them.
The fruits, seeds and roots of this plant can all be eaten, but only in small quantities or after they have been roasted to remove the toxins they contain. It is also poisonous if taken in large quantities.
The toxins contained in all parts of the plant can be harmful or even fatal if the plant is not prepared correctly before it is eaten.
The fruit and seeds can sometimes contain small quantities of cyanide, so they need to be cooked thoroughly before eating.
While it is edible, it can also cause vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea if too much is eaten.
It is also dangerous for pregnant women to eat as the toxins can cause miscarriages. The seed coat of the fruit can also cause skin irritation if it is damaged or broken.
While the root can be eaten, it is best cooked to remove the toxins before consumption. It can also cause allergic reactions in rare cases.
The stems of the plant are safe to eat, but they have a bland taste that is often compared to cardboard. They can be sweetened and cooked with other fruits, but eating too much can cause diarrhea.
The leaves of the plant contain toxins that can be harmful if eaten. They can also cause skin rashes in some people.
While it is edible, it is not usually grown for this purpose as there are many better tasting alternatives available.
It does have some use as a herbal medicine though.
Some native African tribes used to use a decoction of the roots to treat coughs and colds.
The leaves can be used to make poultices that can aid in healing wounds and skin irritations since they contain antibacterial properties.
The decoction of the roots can also relieve pain caused by inflammation and bacterial infections. It is useful for treating diarrhea and dysentery.
Other Species Of The Genus
There are around 200 species in the genus Periploca. Some of the most notable are discussed below:
Periploca Cravenii: This is a plant that grows up to three meters tall and has long, narrow leaves. It also produces purple flowers. It prefers rocky outcroppings in its natural environment and can be found in Angola, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and other countries in southern Africa. It can grow in dry and moist areas and sometimes even in extremely sandy soil.
It flowers throughout the year and the seeds ripen quickly afterwards. The roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruit are all edible. The leaves are the most nutritious part of the plant.
Periploca Lavranii: This plant is a shrub that can grow to 3.5 meters tall. It has long, narrow leaves and pink flowers. It prefers sandy soil and can be found in southern Africa.
The roots, stem, leaves and flowers are all edible. The roots can be eaten raw or cooked. The stem can be eaten either cooked or raw. The flowers have a sweet flavor and the leaves contain a lot of nutrients. The fruit is also edible, but not very tasty.
Periploca Longiflora: This plant is a succulent, which means that it can store water in its body, so that it doesn’t dry out. It can grow up to two meters tall and has green and purple leaves. It prefers rocky outcropings and dry areas with little water. It can be found in Angola, Namibia, South Africa and other countries in southern Africa.
The roots, flowers, seeds and leaves are all edible. The roots can be eaten cooked or raw. The seeds can be ground into flour and then mixed with water to make a nutritious porridge. The leaves and stems can be eaten either raw or cooked. The flowers have a sweet flavor and can be eaten either raw or cooked. The fruits are edible, but not very nutritious.
Periploca Scabra: This is a short, bushy succulent plant that can grow up to 30 centimeters tall. It has broad yellow flowers with purple spots and prefers rocky soil in dry areas. It is native to Namibia and South Africa. The leaves, stems, flowers and fruits are all edible.
The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The stems and flowers have a sweet flavor, so they can be eaten raw. The fruits have a dry texture and do not have much of a flavor, so they are often cooked before eaten.
Namibian Food
Namibia is a country in southern Africa that borders Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia. It is rich in wildlife, including giraffes, zebras, cheetahs and black rhinos. It also has the Namib Desert, which is the oldest desert in the world. The capital of Namibia is Windhoek.
The official languages are English and German. The country’s currency is the Namibian dollar. Most people in Namibia are from a mixed European background, because the Dutch and German settlers imported their own women to the country.
The climate of Namibia is mostly dry, except in the coastal areas, which have a wet climate. The temperature in the winter can drop below zero degrees Celsius, while in the summer it can reach up to 38 degrees. Most people grow crops according to the climate and weather conditions. Most grow crops according to the weather conditions.
Sources & references used in this article:
The Complete Guide to Growing Windowsill Plants: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply by DM Murphy, AW Duea – 2011 – books.google.com
A field guide to the common trees and shrubs of Sri Lanka by MS Ashton, S Gunatilleke, N De Zoysa… – 1997 – researchgate.net
I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by D Wilson – 2010 – books.google.com
Ornamental Plants by S George – 2009 – books.google.com
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