Fabaceae FAMILY

Pseudoeriosema longipes

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudoeriosema longipes is an erect to decumbent, herbaceous perennial plant, sometimes corky near the base, growing from a woody rootstock up to 17cm long; it can grow 20 - 30cm tall[ 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. , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique

HabitatBrachystegia woodland, on sandy soils; at elevations from 800 - 1,400 metres[ 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. ].