Asparagus pauli-guilelmi
Solms-Laub.
Asparagaceae Edible: Tubers, Root, Leaves, Stems
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The New York Botanical Garden
Description
A scrambling shrub. It has fine needle-like leaves about 6 cm long. The flowers are among the leaves. The flower is on a very slender stalk.
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Edible Uses
The tubers are boiled and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The tubers are boiled and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in savannah.
Where It Grows
Africa, Senegal, West Africa,
Notes
There are between 160-300 Asparagus species.
References (5)
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 26
- IRVINE,
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 202
- Morton, J.K., 1961, West African Lilies and Orchids. Longmans. p 18
- UPHOF
