Duosperma trachyphyllum
(Bullock) Dayton
AcanthaceaeLeaves
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded between 1,200-1,450 m above sea level in Tanzania.
Africa, East Africa, Tanzania,
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 erect shrubby herb. It grows 1.3 m tall. The young branches have curly hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 3-8 cm long by 1.4-3 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Disperma trachyphyllum Bullock
References (1)
- Food Composition Tables for use in Africa FAO http://www.fao.org/infoods/directory No. 614 (As Disperma trachyphyllum)
