Fabaceae FAMILY

Eminia antennulifera

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Shrub

Growth—

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria; these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eminia+antennulifera>

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]Eminia, Rhynchosia et Vigna (Fabacées) à̀ complexes amylolytiques employés dans la région Zambésienne pour la fabric — Pauwels L.; Mulkay P.; Ngoy K.; Delaude C. · 1992 ↩︎
[5]Composition of Tubers Used by Hadza Foragers of Tanzania — Schoeninger M.J.; Bunn H.T.; Murray S.S.; Marlett J.A. · 2000 · http://10.1006/jfca.2000.0961 ↩︎