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Peppadew is a trademarked brand name of South African food company Peppadew International (Pty) Ltd. for a pickled version of the Juanita pepper. [1] Peppadew International produces and markets a variety of food products under the Peppadew brand, including jalapeño peppers, Goldew peppers, pickled onions, hot sauces, pasta sauces and relishes, but is best known for its sweet piquanté pepper ...
Saba senegalensis, known as weda in the Moore, French, and English languages and ‘’madd’’ in Wolof and ‘’laare’’ in Pulaar, is a fruit-producing plant of the Apocynaceae [1] family, native to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. It has several common names in various West African languages.
The plants are late to leaf out and start growing, but once they do they grow rapidly. Thoroughly water the plant in its container before gently lifting it out. Loosen the roots with a claw tool ...
Peppadews, the fruit for which the winery was named, were first planted in 2008. [4] In 2012, Peppadew Fresh received a $260,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to expand production and distribution. [5] [6] It was the only farm in the United States that cultivated peppadews, a pepper cultivar discovered in South Africa ...
Trees can reach heights of up to 25 m (82 ft) and come with alternate, compound leaves. The leaves have four elliptic leaflets which are 5–12.5 cm (2.0–4.9 in) long and 2.5–5 cm (0.98–1.97 in) wide. They are typically dioecious plants, though autogamous trees occur from time to time.
The “ofo” flour made from the seeds accordingly is very nutritious. [39] Leaves from the trees have demonstrated antiviral activity against a number of human and animal viruses and the bark has shown antibacterial activity against many pathogenic bacteria, justifying the medicinal properties of the plant. [40]
A flea-beetle (Phenrica guerini), a leaf-mining moth (Epipagis cambogialis), and a stem-wilter, (Catorhintha schaffneri), feed on the leaves.[5]Although Pereskia aculeata is edible and of high nutrition quality, being an alternative to conventional food, this plant is a declared weed in South Africa where it does extensive damage to forest areas by smothering indigenous trees.
The leaves are dark green and elliptic, 8–15 centimetres (3–6 in) long and 3–5 cm (1–2 in) wide. The leaves are densely hairy (pubescent) below, and turn red in autumn before falling. [7] Medlar flowers are 2–5 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –2 in) in diameter, have a short stalk and are terminal and single on short side shoots.