Azolla nilotica
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAzolla nilotica is a medium-sized floating fern, that naturally occurs in the Nile and in eastern and central Africa. It is assigned to the family Salviniaceae.
Description
A floating fern that grows in water. It can be 32 cm long and the rhizome 2 mm thick. It forms roots at the nodes.
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Edible Uses
The plant is burnt and the ash is used as salt.
Traditional Uses
The plant is burnt and the ash used as salt.
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Medicinal Uses
Traditionally used for salt production from burnt plant ash.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in temporarily flooded areas.
Where It Grows
Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan,
Also Known As
Ogoro, Ugoro
References (1)
- Awas, T., 1997, A Study on the Ecology and Ethnobotany of Non-cultivated Food Plants and Wild Relatives of Cultivated crops in Gambella Region, Southwestern Ethiopia. Addis Ababa University. p 44
