Lepistemon

Lepistemon owariense

leaf · vegetable

Leaves of a bindweed, gathered and cooked as a vegetable in southeastern Ghana.

Origin

Tropical Africa

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?

Its genus has only about ten species, two of them in Africa.