Vicia paucifolia
Baker
FabaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia,
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 straggling herb. It can be 1 m tall. The stems are angular. The leaves have 2-7 leaflets. These are 12-45 mm long by 1-6 mm wide. There are 2-8 flowers in a group. This is 1-3 cm long. The pods are 2-3 cm long by 4-7 mm wide. They are oblong and flat. There are 5-11 seeds. The seeds are greenish brown with black marks.
Names & Synonyms
Ervum paucifolium (Baker) Stank.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
