Merremia kentrocaulos
(C. B. Clarke) Rendle
Rough-stemmed morning glory
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Description
A large woody climbing herb. The young stem are slender and the old stems become woody. It keeps growing from year to year but can be an annual. The leaf blade is 5 sided in out line. It is 4-13 cm wide and long. The leaves have 5-7 deep lobes. These are sword shaped and 7 cm long by 2 cm wide. There is one or a few flowers in a group. They are funnel shaped and white or yellow with a purple centre. The fruit is a narrowly oval capsule. The seeds are brown to black with small hairs.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Togo, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Djon-musso-djubo
References (1)
- Batawila, K., et al, 2007, Diversite et gestion des legumes de cueillete au Togo. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 7( 3& 4): 65
