Polydora serratuloides
(DC.) H. Rob.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Caution, Vegetable
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in fields and waste places. It occurs across much of tropical Africa.
Africa, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Gambia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Worldwide,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An annual herb in the Asteraceae family growing 60 cm high, found in fields and waste places across much of tropical Africa.
Names & Synonyms
Bachigehi, Burzu, Dattal, Patotoro, Segini
Vernonia perrottetii Sch. Bip. ex Walp.
References (7)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew. (As Vernonia perrottetii)
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 545 (As Vernonia perrottetii)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 109 (As Vernonia perrottetii)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 186 (As Vernonia perrottetii)
- Repertorium botanices systematicae 2:947. 1843 (As Vernonia perrottetii)
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 80 (As Vernonia perrottetii)
- Ucheck Fomum, F., 2004. Vernonia amygdalina Delile. [Internet] Record from Protabase. Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa), Wageningen, Netherlands. < http://database.prota.org/search.htm>. Accessed 23 October 2009 (As Vernonia perrottetii)
