Ipomoea chrysochaetia
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber, Root
The tuber and roots are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in higher altitude forests in Congo and Uganda.
Africa, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, Congo DR, East Africa, Uganda,
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 creeping herb in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae) that grows in higher altitude forests in Congo and Uganda.
Notes
Ipomoea chrysochaetia is an unresolved name in The Plant List.
Names & Synonyms
Kisombi
