Cycnium tenuisectum

(Standl.) O. J. Hansen

Orobanchaceae Edible: Fruit 2 iNaturalist observations

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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)