Virectaria procumbens

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A straggling annual herb. It grows 30 cm high. It often forms roots at the nodes. The flowers are white.

The leaves are used as medicine.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in flooded rice fields and forests along rivers.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Alanba, Kwalu, Sokoi buru

Synonyms

Virecta procumbens Sm.;