Cyperus edulis

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Cyperus edulis

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Wikimedia Commons - Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM

Cyperus edulis

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Wikimedia Commons - Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM

What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root

The tubers and roots are eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Africa, Angola, Central 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 sedge that grows in clumps with grass-like leaves and solid stalks, found in tropical regions. It produces edible tubers and roots.

Notes

There are 550 Cyperus species.

References (1)

Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 74

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