Triumfetta sonderi
Ficalho & Hiern
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Description
A small tropical shrub in the Malvaceae family.
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Edible Uses
Used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Tanzania,
Also Known As
Hombo kibwando
References (1)
- Vainio-Mattila, K., 2000, Wild vegetables used by the Sambaa in the Usumbara Mountains, NE Tanzania. Ann. Bot. Fennici 37:57-67 (As Triumfetta trichocarpa Hochst.)
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