Polygonaceae FAMILY
Oxygonum sinuatum
Oxygonum sinuatum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitAnnual
Growth—
A plant of generally drier areas in the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 2,400 metres. In Uganda, the plant is found growing in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,000 - 1,600mm[1]. Grows mainly in poor sandy soils in the wild[2]. Found in well-drained loamy soils in Uganda[1]. The plant is well known within its native range as a troublesome weed because it is efficiently distributed by its prickly fruits[2]. The plants are polygamous - the flowers can be either bisexual or unisexual[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Oxygonum+sinuatum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [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]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.