Dolichos angustifolius
Eckl. & Zeyh.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Roots
The swollen rootstock is eaten raw and is valued for its moisture content. The leaves are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
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 climbing herb in the Fabaceae family, found in subtropical regions where it can grow in arid places. The swollen rootstock is the edible portion.
Medicinal Uses
The plant is enjoyed for moisture.
References (9)
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- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 133
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 28th April 2011]
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- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
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