Brachystegia barberiae
Hook. f.
Fabaceae Edible: Tuber, Root
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A small tree. It can have one or several stems. It grows from a tuber. The leaves are 10 cm long by 5 cm wide. They have fine hairs. The flowers are in groups of up to 25 towards the ends of branches. They are red inside and yellow outside. They have a bad smell. The fruit are oval.
Edible Uses
The tuber is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The tuber is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in open woodland.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Also as Caesalpinaceae.
References (3)
- Marshall, 1976,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 61
- Silberbauer, 1965, 1972, 1981,
