Thelethylax minutiflora

Family: Podostemaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows in water in rivers. It has green ribbon-like roots and finger like holdfasts. Shoots arise from buds along the roots. There are leafy shoots with leaves that repeatedly divide and then flowering shoots.

The Podostemaceae occur in water in seasonal ponds in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are like mosses or algae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Madagascar

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Dicraeia minutiflora Tul.; Inversodicraea minutiflora (Tul.) H.Perrier; Podostemum minutiflorum (Tul.) Benth. & Hook. f.;