Striga macrantha
(Benth.) Benth.
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Anne-Hélène Paradis
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Anne-Hélène Paradis
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Anne-Hélène Paradis
Description
An annual herb in the Orobanchaceae family found in tropical woodland and wet savannah regions. The leaves are edible.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in woodland and wet savannah.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Notes
It has also been out in the family Scrophulariaceae.
Synonyms
Buchneria macrantha Benth.
References (1)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 219
