Celosia schweinfurthiana
Schinz
Amaranthaceae Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Description
A herb or small shrub. It is often 15 cm high but can be a scrambler. It can be 1-1.3 m long. The leaves have long leaf stalks. The leaf blade is 8 cm long.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,
Notes
There are about 40-50 Celosia species.
Synonyms
Celosia oblongocarpa SchinzCelosia schweinfurthiana var. sansibariensis Schinz
Also Known As
Funfu, Korayit, Songoro-malidadi, Tebwa, Tunga, Yang'amdu
References (10)
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- Johns, T., and Kokwaro, J.O., 1991, Food Plants of the Luo of Siayo District, Kenya. Economic Botany 45(1), pp 103-113
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 47
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