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Caylusea abyssinica
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Caylusea abyssinica

Caylusea abyssinica

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds are said to be poisonous to grazing animals[1]. They give a bitter flavour to foods if they become mixed with cereal crops[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual/Perennial
Growth—

The plant is considered to be a non-aggressive weed, and is found growing in open grassland, fields, roadsides and rocky areas[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Caylusea+abyssinica>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania — Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. · Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. · 2002 · ISBN 9966-896-60-0 ↩︎A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants.