Fabaceae FAMILY

Adenodolichos rhomboideus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

Adenodolichos species are usually among the first plants to appear after bush fires, resprouting from their underground rootstock^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adenodolichos+rhomboideus>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation — Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. · University of Wisconsin · 1981 · ISBN 0-333-32221-5 ↩︎An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
[2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
[3]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
[4]Heavy Metals Concentration in Adenodolichos rhomboideus (O. Hoffm.) Harms. Forage Growing on Mining Tailings in Sout — Tshibangu M.I.; Nsahlai V.I.; Kiatoko M.H.; and Hornick J.L. · 2014 · http://www.ijcrbp.com ↩︎