Kosteletzkya grantii
(Mast.) Garcke
Umtofure
Malvaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable
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Description
A coarse annual herb in the mallow family, growing erect to approximately 2 m tall. It is found in tropical regions, particularly in forests along rivers.
Edible Uses
The leaves, fruit, and plant as a whole are eaten as vegetables.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests along rivers.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, West Africa,
Synonyms
Hibiscus grantii Mast.Kosteletzkya chevalieri Hochr.
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 562
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
