Cycnium tenuisectum
(Standl.) O. J. Hansen
OrobanchaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit (oval capsules) is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Central Africa, Ethiopia, East Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, 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 herb. The underground stem or rhizome has tubers. The stems are 40 cm long. The leaves are 1-3 cm long and divided. The flowers are in a spike. The fruit is an oval capsule 8-16 mm long. It has seeds 0.8-1 mm long.
Names & Synonyms
Olagoley
Cycnium meyeri-johannis (Engl.) Engl.Rhamphicarpa meyeri-johannis Engl.Rhamphicarpa tenuisecta Standl.
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 275 (As Rhamphicarpa tenuisecta)
