Great kyllingia
Kyllinga erecta

Family: Cyperaceae

What it is like

A sedge. It is robust and keeps growing from year to year.

There are about 50 Kyllinga species.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet grasslands and on the edges of water pools.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mascarenes, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Southern Africa, South America, Swaziland, West Africa

How it is used for food

The rhizome is used as flavouring in sauces etc.

Rhizomes are sold in markets.

Edible parts

Stem base, bulb, rhizomes - flavouring, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Angi, Njawa, Tonku

Synonyms

Cyperus erectus (Schumach.) Mattf. & Kuk; Kyllinga intricata; ? Kyllinga erecta var. intricata; ?