Desmodium frutescens
Schindl.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Stem, Leaves
The leaves and stems are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, Guyana, Madagascar, South America,
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Paraguay, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical herb in the Fabaceae family with edible leaves and stems, one of about 350 Desmodium species found mostly in the tropics.
Notes
There are about 350 Desmodium species. They are mostly in the tropics.
Names & Synonyms
Avoho, Avokopapango
References (2)
- Omawale, 1973, Guyana's edible plants. Guyana University, Georgetown p 76
- Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21:9. 1925
