Dissotis hensii
Cogn.
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Description
A small shrub. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. They are 6 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The flowers are on the ends of the stems.
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Edible Uses
Young leaves are cooked as a leafy vegetable, and ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are cooked as a leafy vegetable. The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR,
Also Known As
Itele, Nono
References (4)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 75, 133
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 205
- Terashima, H., et al, 1991, Ethnobotany of the Lega in the tropical rainforest of eastern Zaire: part 1, Zone de Mwenga. African Study Monographs. Suppl. 15:1-61
- Termote, C., et al, 2011, Eating from the wild: Turumbu, Mbole and Bali traditional knowledge of non-cultivated edible plants, District Tshopo, DRCongo, Gen Resourc Crop Evol. 58:585-618
