Courtoisina assimilis
Family: Cyperaceae
What it is like
A sedge.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally wet areas and along roadsides.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Botswana, Southern frica
How it is used for food
The rhizomes are eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable. The culms are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The leaves are used as a herb.
It is a famine food.
Edible parts
Rhizomes, root, culms, leaves
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Cyperus assimilis Steud.; Courtoisina assimilis (Steud.) C. B. Clarke;