Lamiaceae FAMILY
Haumaniastrum caeruleum
Haumaniastrum caeruleum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Haumaniastrum caeruleum is a perennial plant producing one to several annual stems up to 1 metre tall from a small woody rootstock or from a fibrous root system[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and perfume.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
HabitatMoist localities in grassland and open woodland, and as a weed in fields, at elevations from 200 - 2,100 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].