Skip to main content

Palisota ambigua

(P. Beauv.) C. B. Clarke

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) pgtz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by pgtz

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) pgtz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by pgtz

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten

Description

A tropical herb in the family Commelinaceae with edible leaves.

This description is brief — help expand it

Edible Uses

The leaves are edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola,

Synonyms

Aneilema ambiguum (P. Beauv.) LoudonCommelina ambigua P. Beauv.Duchekia hirsuta Kostel.Palisota micrantha K. Schum. ex C. B. ClarkePalisota thyrsiflora Benth. [Illegitimate]

Also Known As

Kudi

References (1)

  • Lautenschläger, T., et al, 2018, First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:51

More from Commelinaceae