Asystasia mysorensis
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Asystasia mysorensis is a plant in the Acanthaceae family that is widely distributed in Kenya and elsewhere in East Africa.[1]
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Cultivation in Kenya
In Kenya A. mysorensis is very common in Nyanza and Western Provinces as well as Nairobi. It grows from 500 to 1900 m above sea level but is most common between 1200 and 1700 m above sea level. It is very common in disturbed areas, on roadsides, towns, and grasslands and it is found as a weed in gardens, especially on sandy and light clay soils. Farmers do not plant it, it just comes up when it rains and is harvested as a wild food.
- "Uses: Food: Cooked and eaten as a vegetable (Luhya, Luo, Teso, Kikuyu, Mbeere, Giriama, Digo, Pokot). Normally cooked with leaves of cowpeas or spider herb Cleome gynandra (Luo). Said to be good for digestion in Siaya District."[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Patrick M. Maundu, Grace W. Ngugi, and Christine H.S. Kabuye, Traditional Food Plants of Kenya, Kenya Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, 1999, p. 67.
