Eriosema pucherrimum
Taubert
FabaceaeRoots
What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, West Africa,
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 perennial herb in the Fabaceae family found in tropical regions. It is primarily valued for its edible tubers and roots.
Names & Synonyms
Gengeb
References (2)
- Batawila, K., et al, 2007, Diversite et gestion des legumes de cueillete au Togo. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 7( 3& 4): 65
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
