Aponogeton abyssinicus

Family: Aponogetonaceae

What it is like

A bulb type plant. The root is a double bulb. It is like a nut and is edible. The leaves are long and oval to sword shaped. They are 3-12 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They taper to the tip. They are wedge shaped or heart shaped at the base. The spikes occur as 2 and are branched. The flowers have 2 pink to purple tepals. The fruit are follicales 3-7 mm long with a beak. The seeds are 0.7-1.5 mm long by 0.2-0.4 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Root, caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Aponogeton boehmii Engl.; Aponogeton braunii K. Krause; Several