Eminia harmsiana
De Wild.
Fabaceae Edible: Root
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Description
A herb or shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-1.5 m tall. It becomes woody. 4-5 woody roots develop from the collar.
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Edible Uses
The roots are used as a sweetening agent when making a very popular, traditional, mildly alcoholic drink known as 'munkoyo beer'. The pale root has a bitter flavour.
Traditional Uses
The root has a bitter flavour and is used to make a drink.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in open woodland. It occurs in Miombo woodland at about 1,200 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Zambia,
Also Known As
Kibukubuku
References (3)
- Ferns Useful Tropical Plants.
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Malaisse, F., 1997, Se nourrir en floret claire africaine. Approche ecologique et nutritionnelle. CTA., p 61
