Asteraceae FAMILY
Aspilia africana
Aspilia africana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
GrowthFast
The plant is often a weed of cultivated land and fallows within its native range[1]. The plant has a high crude protein content[1]. A very polymorphic plant, with at least four varieties recognized in Africa[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aspilia+africana>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
- [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.