Fabaceae FAMILY

Indigofera macrocalyx

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera macrocalyx is an annual plant with straggly or suberect stems that are somewhat woody and copiously branched from the base; the plant can grow 30 - 45cm 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Nigeria and Chad

HabitatWooded savannah on sand; fields; alluvial terrace of streams; sandy plateau; sandy-clayey soil slightly humid; at elevations up to 915 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. ].