Aneilema lanceolatum
Benth.
CommelinaceaeBark/Sap
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Sap
The leaf sap is used to boil yams during drought.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Burkina Faso, 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 tropical herb in the Commelinaceae family. The leaf sap has been traditionally used in food preparation.
Names & Synonyms
Aneilema lujaei De Wild. & T. DurandAneilema russegeri (Fenzl) C. B. Clarke
Aneilema schweinfurthii C. B. ClarkeAneilema soudanicum C. B. ClarkeLamprodithyros lanceolatus (Benth.) Hassk.Lamprodithyros russegeri Fenzl.
References (2)
- Gallagher, D. E., 2010, Farming beyond the escarpment: Society, Environment, and Mobility in Precolonial Southeastern Burkina Faso. PhD University of Michigan
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
