Ipomoea transvaalensis
A.Meeuse
Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea convolvuloides Hallier f.
Common Name:
General Information
Ipomoea transvaalensis is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of suberect to prostrate stems up to 100cm long from a long, fusiform, tuberous rootstock[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for its root, which is used locally as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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Range
Eastern Africa - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, northern S. Africa
Habitat
Scattered in dry bushveld, often on rocky slopes in exposed or shaded places[
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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.70 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Roots - raw or cooked. The younger ones are often eaten raw, older ones either cooked or dried and ground to a powder[
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- Composition of Tubers Used by Hadza Foragers of Tanzania
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- Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (2001) 14, 15-25
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- Schoeninger M.J.; Bunn H.T.; Murray S.S.; Marlett J.A.
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- http://10.1006/jfca.2000.0961
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- 2000
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]. The roots are rather fibrous, traditionally they would be chewed and the fibrous portion spat out. If the root is dried and powdered, the fibre can be separated by sieving prior to cooking
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
