Persicaria acuminata
(Kunth) M. Gomez
PolygonaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Andes, Argentina, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Central Africa, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Easter Island, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rica, South Africa, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, West Africa, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Angola, Argentina, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Brazil, Bahamas, Botswana, Belize, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Grenada, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Comoros, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, El Salvador, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Trinidad & Tobago, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An herb or small shrub in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) that grows 1-2 m tall. It is found in tropical regions.
Names & Synonyms
Chulusium acuminatum (Kunth) Raf.Polygonum acuminatum KunthPolygonum alfredi Pilg.Polygonum bettfreundianum Lind.Polygonum cuspidatum Willd. ex Spreng.Polygonum erectum Vell.Polygonum floribundum Wedd.Polygonum guatemalense Gand.Polygonum setigerum Wedd.and others
References (2)
- Achigan-Dako, E, et al (Eds), 2009, Catalogue of Traditional Vegetables in Benin. International Foundation for Science.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
