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Sphenostylis stenocarpa
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Sphenostylis stenocarpa, the African yam bean, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae which is native to Africa. It is an important source of food in many parts of Africa. The tubers are fried, boiled or roasted, and are higher than the seeds in protein.
- Family
- Fabaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Sphenostylis stenocarpa
- Slug
- sphenostylis-stenocarpa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Sphenostylis
- Species
- stenocarpa
- Wikidata QID
- Q386887
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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