Crotalaria falcata
Vahl ex DC.
FabaceaeLeaves
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James K. Wetterer
James K. Wetterer
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James K. Wetterer
James K. Wetterer
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James K. Wetterer
James K. Wetterer
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, 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 shrub of the Fabaceae family with edible leaves.
Notes
There are about 550 Crotalaria species. They are mostly tropical. Crotalaria falcata Schumach. & Thonn. is a synonym of Crotalaria goreensis Guill. & Perr.
Names & Synonyms
N-far, Ntume, Pammede, Pano
Crotalaria obovata
References (3)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 71
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 198
- Prodr. 2:132. 1825
