Lepidium lepidioides
(Coss. & Durieu) Al-Shehbaz
BrassicaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Plant, Leaves
The leaves and entire plant are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Africa, Algeria, North Africa, Sahara,
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 herbaceous plant from the Brassicaceae (cabbage) family, adapted to Mediterranean climates.
Medicinal Uses
It was found after a phylogenetic analysis of the DNA of many species of 'Lepidium', that Lepidium heterophyllum, Lepidium hirtum, Lepidium campestre, and Lepidium perfoliatum formed a monophyletic group. It has been used in experiments growing in soils high in copper content, to determine if the plant could be used to help clean contaminated soils.
Notes
There are 10 Coronopus species.
Names & Synonyms
Coronopus lepidioides (Coss. & Durieu) KuntzeCoronopus lepidioides var. garamas MaireSenebiera lepidioides Coss. & Dur.
References (2)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 69 (As Coronopus lepidioides)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 188 (As Senebiera lepidioides)
