Dolichos schweinfurthii
Taub.
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Description
A herb. It has fleshy annual stems. It grows 30-80 cm high. It has a woody rootstock.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Medicinal Uses
The leaf is used medicinally.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wooded savannah in West Africa,
Where It Grows
Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, West Africa,
Synonyms
Dolichos lelyi Hutch.
Also Known As
I-ten faso, Saba sabay
References (4)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Kew.
- Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 185
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 561
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
