Ophioglossum lusoafricanum
Welw. ex Prantl.
Adder's tongue
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Description
A herb. It is a fern. It keeps growing from year to year. The above ground parts die back. It has narrow rhizomes of underground stems 9-30 mm long. The leaves are usually single. The leaf blade is green and narrowly oval.
Edible Uses
The leaves and fronds are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 150-2,100 m above sea level. It usually grows in mountain grasslands.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Also Known As
Sankunshane, Sankuntjane, Shucelane
References (2)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Maroyi, A., 2014, Not just minor wild edible forest products: consumption of pteridophytes in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 10:78
