Cyperaceae FAMILY
Scleria boivinii
Scleria boivinii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The leaves have razor-sharp edges. If the scabrid parts are eaten they cause damage to the gut. Criminal use in this way has been recorded from the Liberia/Ivory Coast border region[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—
Not known
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Scleria+boivinii>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎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/