Cyperus giolii
Chiov.
Cyperaceae Edible: Rhizomes, Root
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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The New York Botanical Garden
Description
A tropical sedge found in wet places, used as a famine food.
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Edible Uses
The rhizomes are eaten cooked or raw.
Traditional Uses
The rhizomes are eaten cooked or raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Somalia,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
References (1)
- Simpson, D. A. & Inglis, C. A., 2001, Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A checklist. Kew Bulletin Vol. 56, No. 2 (2001), pp. 257-360
