Polygonaceae FAMILY

Persicaria senegalensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The roots are said to be toxic^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - sow in situ. Germination is usually free and easy. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Persicaria+senegalensis>

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]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
[3]Flora of Somalia — Thulin M. (Editor) · Kew Publishing, London. · 1993 ↩︎Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎