What is "kewa"

Kewa may refer to:

• Kewa (plant), a genus of plants belonging to the family Kewaceae, formerly placed in Hypertelis, Molluginaceae
• Kéwa, a rural commune of the Cercle of Djenné in the Mopti Region of Mali
• Kewa language of Papua New Guinea
• KEWA, a planned radio station
• Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, an Indian pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States

Kewa is a genus of flowering plants, consisting of eight species of succulent sub-woody plants, native to Saint Helena, South Africa, and Madagascar. These are small shrubs or herbs that form cushions and have edible, acid-tasting leaves.

The species were formerly included in the genus Hypertelis of the family Molluginaceae, but molecular studies have shown that most species did not belong there, but were rather distantly related to a clade comprising Aizoaceae, Gisekiaceae and Barbeuiaceae. Only the type species Hypertelis spergulacea remains in Molluginaceae, all others are transferred to the genus Kewa, which was named for Kew, a village in Richmond, Surrey, U.K., where the internationally acclaimed Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are situated.