Scleria tessellata — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The very young tender plants are eaten raw or steamed.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. In Java it grows up to 600 m above sea level. It grows in swampy and grassland locations.

Asia, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, SE Asia, West Africa,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Cote d'Ivoire, China, Cape Verde, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Maldives, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Syria, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A sedge. These grow in clumps and have grass like leaves and solid stalks. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms many tillers. It grows 10-60 cm high. The stalks are erect and 3 sided.

Names & Synonyms

Carex indica J. Koenig ex Willd. [Illegitimate]Scleria biflora C. B. ClarkeScleria glandiformis Boeckeler

References (3)

Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 190
Ochse, J.J. et al, 1931, Vegetables of the Dutch East Indies. Asher reprint. p 221
Sp. pl. 4(1):315. 1805

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