Fabaceae FAMILY

Eriosema chrysadenium

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eriosema chrysadenium is an erect, perennial plant producing one to several branched or unbranched stems from a woody rootstock or series of small tubers that are around 15mm x 12mm, The plant grows 4 - 25cm tall, occasionally reaching 70cm[ 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 - Cameroon to Central Africal Republic and Uganda, south to Angola, southern DR Congo, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

HabitatGrassland, often seasonally burnt; open Brachystegia woodland; Protea scrub and grassland; damp places amongst granite rocks; grassy savannahs; humid ground with humus; at elevations from 1,120 - 2,400 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. ].