Encephalartos barteri
Carruth. ex Miq.
ZamiaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Stem - starch?
The stem contains starch that may be edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, 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 cycad. The stems are about 25 cm tall and 20 cm across. It is covered with old leaf bases.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Encephalartos barteri is a species of cycad that is native to Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
