Nymphaea lotus
Uses
Guinea (upper): root used as a famine food, being either roasted in ashes or dried before being ground into flour. India (Bombay Presidency): roots and seeds eaten; elsewhere: occasionally the receptacles of the flowers eaten. Nigeria (Kano State, northern): rhizome and seeds eaten.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- L.; Aubl.
- Vernaculars:
- Hausa: Bado. Kanuri: Dambi