Isoetes schweinfurthii
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Description
A tropical fern of the family Isoetaceae.
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Edible Uses
The root and corm are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The root is eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Southern Africa, West Africa,
Synonyms
Isoetes alstonii C. F. Reed & Verdc.Isoetes kersii WanntorpIsoetes rhodesiana Alston
References (5)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 5
- Rodin, 1985,
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 69
- Setshogo, M. P., 2005, Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 37. SABONET, Pretoria and Gaborone.
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
