Ochthocharis dicellandroides
(Gilg.) C. Hansen & Wickens
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Description
An herb or shrub growing to about 1.5 m high, found in damp forest zones of West Africa.
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Edible Uses
Young leaves are cooked as a leafy vegetable; fruit and leaves are edible portions.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are cooked as a leafy vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in damp places in the forest zone in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, West Africa,
Synonyms
Phaeoneuron dicellandroides Gilg.
Also Known As
Nduru mmiri
References (5)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 94 (As Phaeoneuron)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 205 (As Phaeoneuron)
- Termote, C., et al, 2011, Eating from the wild: Turumbu, Mbole and Bali traditional knowledge of non-cultivated edible plants, District Tshopo, DRCongo, Gen Resourc Crop Evol. 58:585-618
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
