Hypselodelphys scandens
Louis & Mullend.
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Description
A herb. It has an underground stem or rhizome. The leaves are 50-60 cm long by 15-20 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used as food wrapping during cooking to impart flavour.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used to wrap food for cooking to add flavour.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
Synonyms
Trachyphrynium scandens Louis & Mullenders
Also Known As
Kasekonga
References (1)
- Terashima, H., et al, 1992, Ethnobotany of the Lega in the Tropical Rainforest of Eastern Zaire (Congo): Part Two, Zone de Walikale, African Study Monographs, Suppl. 19:1-60
