Cordeauxia

Cordeauxia edulis
region :is native to the Horn of Africa where it is found in semi-desert...Read More bushland in Somalia and Ethiopia.It is also grown as a cultivated species in Kenya and Sudan for food and the extraction of a purple-coloured dye.
Seed value:
The seed is rich in protein and lipids, and is a particularly good source of the amino acids lysine and arginine. Viability of the seed is said to be limited to 4 months.The nuts are commonly used as food by pastoralists and the leaves can be infused as tea. They are dried and taste nicely, a bit like almond nuts. They are also of high economic value and are considered a 'famine food' .
Unfortunately, the species has been over-exploited much during past famine times and has therefore become rare now a days .