Tectaria magnifica
(Bonap.) C. Chr.
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Grouard Jean-Christophe
Grouard Jean-Christophe
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Grouard Jean-Christophe
Grouard Jean-Christophe
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Grouard Jean-Christophe
Grouard Jean-Christophe
What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots, Vegetable
The shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest undergrowth.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,
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 tropical fern growing to about 1 meter tall, found in forest undergrowth. The young shoots can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Names & Synonyms
Kilelele
Aspidium magnificum Bonap.Aspidium rotundilobatum Bonap.Sagenia apiifolia (Schkuhr) J. Sm.Tectaria rotundilobata (Bonap.) C. Chr.
References (1)
- Terashima, H., et al, 1992, Ethnobotany of the Lega in the Tropical Rainforest of Eastern Zaire (Congo): Part Two, Zone de Walikale, African Study Monographs, Suppl. 19:1-60
