Polygonaceae FAMILY

Oxygonum delagoense

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oxygonum delagoense is a semi-succulent, erect or ascending annual plant producing stems that can be up to 1 metre long[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatRoadsides, disturbed and weedy ground, and in crops such as maize; at elevations up to 1,430 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].