Baccharoides pumila
(Kotschy & Peyr.) Isawumi
Asteraceae Edible: Root, Vegetable
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Asteraceae family with edible roots and vegetative parts.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, West Africa,
Synonyms
Vernonia pumila Kotschy & Peyr.
References (3)
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London. (As Vernonia pumila)
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 565 (As Vernonia pumila)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 93 (As Vernonia pumila)
