Yoruba soft cane
Marantochloa leucantha

Family: Marantaceae

What it is like

A scrambling herb. The stem can be straight or branching. It grows 3-4 m high. The nodes are swollen. The flowers are in a branched group. They are white. The fruit is white or red.

In Slovenia presumably in a hot house.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows as an under-shrub of the non-swampy forest in West Africa.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Guinea, Guinée, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Aril, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Marantochloa flexuosa Hutch.;