Aneilema spekei
C. B. Clarke
Commelinaceae Edible: Leaves
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
A tropical herb in the Commelinaceae family with edible leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Uganda,
Also Known As
Ekoropot, Odipa ikong
References (1)
- Masters, T., 2021, Traditional food plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda—a cultural crossroads. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:24
