Marantaceae FAMILY
Marantochloa cuspidata
Marantochloa cuspidata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Marantochloa cuspidata is a slightly-branched perennial plant growing up to 2 metres tall. The leaves are commonly gathered from the wild, especially in Nigeria, and used for wrapping food, kola nuts etc.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Senegal to the Cote D'Ivoire.
HabitatForest and jungle undergrowth, or by rivers in savannah[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].