Bidens steppia
(Steetz) Sherff
Nya-zongo
AsteraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It often grows close to rivers.
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
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
A herb. The leaves are large. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are smooth and with 2 bristles which are not hooked.
Notes
There are about 200 Bidens species. Most are in North America.
Names & Synonyms
Canzoto, Pampilho
Bidens ambacensis (Hiern) SherffBidens steppia var. ambacensis (Hiern) SherffBidens uhligii SherffCoreopsis ambacensis HiernCoreopsis injucunda SherffCoreopsis multiflora SherffCoreopsis steppia SteetzCoreopsus vulgaris Sherff
References (2)
- FAO, 1988, Traditional Food Plants, FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 42. FAO Rome p 106
- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 12
