Cyathea camerooniana
Hook.
Cyatheaceae Edible: Leaves, Fronds
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Description
A tropical tree fern with an erect trunk, native to heavily shaded gullies near water in upland regions of West Africa.
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Edible Uses
The leaves and fronds are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in heavily shaded gullies near water in upland situations in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, West Africa,
Synonyms
Alsophila cameroonensisCyathea aethiopica (Hook.) Domin.
Also Known As
Bishembegere
References (2)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Mangambu Mokoso Jean De Dieu, et al, 2015, Etudes ethnobotanique et ethnolinguistique des ressources forestieres ligneuses utilisees par la population du coulour Ecologique du Parc National de Kahuzi-biega (R. D. Congo). European Journal of Scientific Research May 2015.
