
Rubiaceae FAMILY
Fadogia triphylla
Fadogia triphylla
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fadogia triphylla is a very variable perennial plant with usually more or less woody stems 20 - 45cm tall growing from a thick or fairly slender, usually horizontal, woody root stock. There are normally several stems per plant, these are usually erect and can be branched or unbranched[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.
HabitatBushland and open Brachystegia woodland, rocky hills at elevations from 750 - 1,500 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ].