Bidens magnifolia
Sherff
Indelengu
Asteraceae Edible: Leaves
Description
A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It can grow 3 m high. It has many branches. The leaves are deeply divided. They are 6-20 cm long and 5-16 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flower stalks are 2-20 cm long. The seeds are dark brown.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows along the edge of forest. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Tanzania,
Synonyms
Coreopsis frondosa O. Hoffm.Bidens dolosa SherffBidens lynesii SherffBidens phelloptera Sherff
References (2)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 11th April 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
