Hydrolea macrosepala
A. W. Benn.
Hydroleaceae Edible: Vegetable
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Erik Slootweg
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
An annual herb in the Hydroleaceae family found in tropical regions, particularly in wet grassland savannah, pools, and flooded rice fields.
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Edible Uses
The plant is used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet grassland savannah. It can grow in pools and flooded rice fields.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Hydrophyllaceae.
References (1)
- Achigan-Dako, E, et al (Eds), 2009, Catalogue of Traditional Vegetables in Benin. International Foundation for Science.