Piliostigma reticulatum

Botanical Description

Camel's foot is an evergreen plant that can vary in habit from a shrub 1 - 3 metres tall with divergent branches, to a much branched tree with a very dense, spherical, spreading crown; it can grow up to 10 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The bole is twisted[ 375 Title Grassland Species - Profiles Publication Author Website http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally for food, medicine and a range of commodities.