Asystasia buettneri
Lindau
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Description
A tropical herb in the Acanthaceae family that grows 60 cm high with an erect or straggling habit. The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Central Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,
Synonyms
Asystasia calycina Benth.Asystasia dryadum S. Moore
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 102
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
