Eriosema verdickii
De Wild.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Root
Root. The root is around 15 - 50mm long and 10 - 15mm wide.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in damp savannah and forest clearings in West Africa.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, West Africa, Zambia,
How to Identify
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a few stems. It grows 1 m high. It has a tuberous root 1.5 cm wide by 5 cm long.
Nutrition Score: 37/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roots | 70 | 314 | 75 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — |
How to Grow
Propagation: Like many species within the family Fabaceae, once they have ripened and dried the seeds of this species may benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up and improve germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing.
Names & Synonyms
Kokota, Qociqoo'male, Tutempanga
References (8)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
- L. Hauman, A. Cronquist, R. Boutique, R. Majot-Rochez, P. Duvigneaud, W. Robyns and R. Wilczek (1954) Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi: Papilionaceae (Dalbergieae, Vicieae et Phaseoleae). vol. 6,
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Malaisse, F., 1997, Se nourrir en floret claire africaine. Approche ecologique et nutritionnelle. CTA., p 63
- Sina, B. & Degu, H. D., 2015, Knowledge and use of Wild Edible Plants in the Hula District of the Sidama Zone. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 6(3):352-365
- The Digital Flora of Central Africa, 2013, (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda & Burundi) Botanical Garden Meise
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
