Baccharoides calvoana
(Hook. f.) Isawumi, El Ghazaly & B. Nord.
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 5 m high. This is sometimes considered a synonym of Vernonia hymenolepis.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in grassland and openings in mountain forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, West Africa, Worldwide, Zimbabwe,
Notes
ssp. meridionalis in Zimbabwe.
Synonyms
Baccharoides calvoana (Hook. f.) Isawumi var. insignis (Hook. f.) IsawumiStengelia calvoana Hook. f.Stengelia insignis Hook. f.Vernonia calvoana (Hook. f.) Hook. f.Vernonia insignis (Hook. f.) Oliv. & Hiern
References (10)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew. (As Vernonia calvoana)
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London. (As Vernonia calvoana)
- Ejoh, R. E., et al, 2007, Nutritional Components of Some Non-Conventional Leafy Vegetables Consumed in Cameroon. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 6(6): 712-717 (As Vernonia calvoana)
- Fongnzossie Fedoung, E., et al, 2020, Wild edible plants and mushrooms of the Bamenda Highlands in Cameroon: ethnobotanical assessment and potentials for enhancing food security. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16:12 (As Vernonia calvoana)
- INFOODSUpdatedFGU-list.xls (As Vernonia calvoana)
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- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 109 (As Vernonia calvoana)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 186 (As Vernonia calvoana)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 93 (As Vernonia calvoana)
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 80 (As Vernonia calvoana)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
