Ipomoea spathulata
Hall. f.
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Description
A herb. It can be scrambling and have branches 2.4 m long. The leaves are almost round and 9-13 cm long by 9-11 cm wide. They have fine silky hairs underneath. Several flowers occur together in a group.
Edible Uses
The roots are used in soup.
Traditional Uses
The root are used in soup.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda,
References (3)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 96
