Raphionacme brownii

Scott Elliott

Raphionacme

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root, Fruit

The tuber is eaten raw. The roots and fruit are also eaten, particularly by children during famines.

A tropical plant. It grows in savannah scrubland.

Africa, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa,

A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30 cm high. It has a fleshy turnip-like tuber.

A plant of the semi-arid tropics.

The roots and fruit are eaten by children during famines.

A small genus.

Names & Synonyms

Dafe, Fiom, Isonda, Katakirri, Rujiya

References (10)

Anderson, M., 2002, The World Encyclopedia of Cacti and Succulents. Hermes House, New York. p 199 (Genus)
Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
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Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 24
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 97
Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 73
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Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 66
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew