Cycnium tenuisectum
(Standl.) O. J. Hansen
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Description
A herb. The underground stem or rhizome has tubers. The stems are 40 cm long. The leaves are 1-3 cm long and divided. The flowers are in a spike. The fruit is an oval capsule 8-16 mm long. It has seeds 0.8-1 mm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit (oval capsules) is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Ethiopia, East Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,
Synonyms
Cycnium meyeri-johannis (Engl.) Engl.Rhamphicarpa meyeri-johannis Engl.Rhamphicarpa tenuisecta Standl.
Also Known As
Olagoley
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 275 (As Rhamphicarpa tenuisecta)
