Anchomanes giganteus
Engl.
Giant African titan aroid
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Description
A taro family herb. It is a large creeper. It can grow 15 m long. The tuber can be 20 cm across. The leaves are alternate and wedge shaped. They are 15 cm long by 10 cm wide. There are thorns on the stem. The fruit are in a cluster 20 cm long by 10 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The young sprouts are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The young sprouts are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Congo R, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, West Africa,
Production
In Congo they are available throughout the year.
Also Known As
Igoma-lya-kabile, Libugudebezili, Likondotaolimo
References (4)
- Nkeoua, G. & Boundzanga, G. C., 1999, Donnees sur les produits forestieres non ligneux en Republique du Congo. FAO. p 20
- 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
- Termote, C., 2012, Wild edible plant use in Tshopo District, Democratic Republic of Congo. Universiteit Gent. p 69
- Terashima, H., et al, 1992, Ethnobotany of the Lega in the Tropical Rainforest of Eastern Zaire (Congo): Part Two, Zone de Walikale, African Study Monographs, Suppl. 19:1-60
