Alsodeiopsis rowlandii
Engl.
Icacinaceae Edible: Roots
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical shrub in the Icacinaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The roots are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The roots are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo,
Also Known As
Lokembya, Lokeya
References (1)
- 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
