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Useful Tropical Plants

Stylochaeton hypogaeus

Lepr.

Araceae

+ Synonyms

Stylochaeton baguirmiensis A.Chev.

Stylochaeton barteri N.E.Br.

Stylochaeton kerensis N.E.Br.

Stylochaeton similis N.E.Br.

Common Name:

Stylochaeton hypogaeus
Plant growing in native habitat
Photograph by: Marco Schmidt; African plants - A Photo Guide
© Marco Schmidt
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General Information

Stylochaeton hypogaeus is a small, herbaceous, perennial plant producing clusters of leaves from underground rhizomes. The leaf stems are 8 - 15cm long with a leaf blade up to 20cm long and 10cm wide[
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Tropical Africa - Senegal to Ethiopia.

Habitat

Open forest, shrub vegetation and savannah, also on flood plains[
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Title
Traditional Vegetables in Benin
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Author
Achigan-Dako E. Et al
Publisher
Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
Year
2009
ISBN
 
Description
Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
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Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.30 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Plants grow in the wild in sandy and sandy clay soils[
617
Title
Traditional Vegetables in Benin
Publication
 
Author
Achigan-Dako E. Et al
Publisher
Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
Year
2009
ISBN
 
Description
Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
]. Plants can tolerate seasonal inundation[
617
Title
Traditional Vegetables in Benin
Publication
 
Author
Achigan-Dako E. Et al
Publisher
Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
Year
2009
ISBN
 
Description
Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
].
The plant flowers in the dry season, with the leaves appearing once it has rained[
299
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].

Edible Uses

Inflorescence[,
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
,
617
Title
Traditional Vegetables in Benin
Publication
 
Author
Achigan-Dako E. Et al
Publisher
Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
Year
2009
ISBN
 
Description
Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
]. The inflorescence is a spadix 3 - 8cm long[
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Title
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].

The plant is used as an additive to beer[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].

Medicinal

A leaf decoction is drunk to stimulate the growth of unborn infants[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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A decoction of the roots, in combination with the bark of Anogeissus leiocarpa, is used to treat haemorrhoids[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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The rhizome is boiled and mashed to use as a poultice on boils[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
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Year
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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