Eriosema glomeratum
(Guill. et Perr.) Hook.f.
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Description
A perennial herb or small shrub of the Fabaceae family found in tropical savannah woodland, wet grass savannah, and seasonally flooded clearings.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a vegetable.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland and wet grass savannah. It grows in seasonally flooded clearings.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sahel, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia,
Synonyms
References (8)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 42
- Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 561
- J. D. Hooker & G. Bentham in W. J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 313. 1849
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
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- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 76
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 199
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
