Amphiblemma molle
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Vegetable
It is used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 900-1,000 m above sea level.
Africa, Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Guinée, 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 shrub. It grows 15-25 cm tall. It has soft hairs. The stems are flexible and have a few branches. The leaves are 5-8 cm long by 3 cm wide. They are oval or heart shaped. The flowers are 8 mm across.
Names & Synonyms
Koffa, Louro grande
Amphiblemma riparium GilgAmphliblemma erythropodum Gilg. & Ledermann
References (2)
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 559
- Raponda-Walker, A. & Sillans, R., 1961. Les plantes utiles du Gabon. Paul Lechevalier, Paris, France. 614 pp.
