Isonema

Isonema smeathmannii

leaf · vegetable

Young leaves of a woody vine with sticky latex and pink-red flowers striped with yellow, eaten as a vegetable in Sierra Leone.

Origin

From Senegal to Ghana

Where to find it

In dry forests and coastal thickets of Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The leaves and young shoots are rinsed and cooked for a few minutes, boiled, steamed or in a sauce; they are eaten cooked.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthinIn small amounts, not counted Vegetable nitrates · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

In Côte d'Ivoire, the Kyama apply its latex to old sores.