Plant Division :
Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) Plant Growth Form : Shrub (Herbaceous) Lifespan (in Singapore) : Perennial Mode of Nutrition : Autotrophic Plant Shape : Shrubby Native Distribution : Tropical Africa Native Habitat : Terrestrial Preferred Climate Zone : Tropical, Sub-Tropical / Monsoonal Plant Morphology : Growth Form: Perennial herb up to one m tall. Often grown as an annual crop. Roots: Roots form egg-shaped to elongated tubers which resemble potatoes (4.5 cm long, 1.5 cm wide). The skin is rough and may be black, brown, reddish grey, or white. Foliage: Thick, fleshy leaves area unit oval to roughly spherical (2-6 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide). |
 Stems: Stems are 4-sided and densely hairy along the 4 corners of the stem.Ethnobotanical Uses : Edible Plant Parts (Edible Storage Organs) Food (Fruit & Vegetable: The tubers are eaten as a relish with a starchy staple food. They are often roasted or cooked with spices in various combinations with other foods.) Medicinal (The leaves are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of dysentery in Nigeria. The plant is additionally wont to treat blood within the body waste still as eye disorders.) Plant & Rootzone Preference/Tolerance : Dry Soils / Drought, Moist Soils, Well-Drained SoilsLandscape Uses : General, Container PlantingThematic Landscaping : Economic Garden  |
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