Vigna decipiens
Harv.
FabaceaeRoots
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
What to Eat
Edible parts: Roots, Tubers
The roots and tubers are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Botswana, South Africa, Southern 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 prostrate or climbing herb of the legume family (Fabaceae) found in subtropical arid regions. Its edible roots and tubers grow underground.
Names & Synonyms
Vigna longiloba Burtt Davy
References (2)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 222
- 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 1st May 2011]
