Jammy mouth

Ruttya fruticosa

''Ruttya fruticosa'', also known as jammy mouth or jêmbekkie, is a shrub which is native to Africa. It can be found in South Somalia to Tanzania and in the woodlands of Dhofar, Oman. The name Ruttya was named in honour of Dr John Rutty and fruticosa means shrubby and refers to the habit of the plant.
Ruttya fruticosa A shrub native to Africa. It is a beautiful plant found in the Dhofar Mountains in the south of the Sultanate of Oman and loves warm weather. خالد فرج الوضيحي Geotagged,Jammy mouth,Oman,Ruttya fruticosa

Appearance

Height:
4–6 ft.

Spacing:
36–48 in.

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C

Uses

The flowers of ''Ruttya fruiticosa'' used to be pulled off and sucked to extract the sweet nectar. The twigs were used to make kohl sticks and wedge-shaped dividers, which women used to part and plait hair.

This plant was also used as fodder for cattle and cattle, especially camels and goats. The flowers of the Ruttya fruitcosa are also an important bee forage

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusRuttya
SpeciesR. fruticosa
Photographed in
Oman