Raphionacme
Raphionacme brownii
Family: Apocynaceae
What it is like
A small herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30 cm high. It has a fleshy turnip-like tuber.
A small genus.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in savannah scrubland.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa
How it is used for food
The tuber is eaten raw.
The roots and fruit are eaten by children during famines.
Edible parts
Tubers, root, fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Dafe, Fiom, Isonda, Katakirri, Rujiya