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Pentanema indicum

(L.) Ling

Asteraceae Edible: Leaves

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(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

A tropical herb in the Asteraceae family.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Burkina Faso, West Africa,

Synonyms

Doronicum calcaratum Roxb.Erigeron linearis Spreng. ex DCInula indica L.Vicoa leptoclada (Webb) Dandyand several others

References (1)

  • Gallagher, D. E., 2010, Farming beyond the escarpment: Society, Environment, and Mobility in Precolonial Southeastern Burkina Faso. PhD University of Michigan. (As Vicoa leptoclada)

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