Brassicaceae FAMILY

Erucastrum arabicum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

In Ethiopia it is believed by some that eating this plant can have side effects such as drowsiness and drying of the skin[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Erucastrum arabicum is an annual plant growing up to 1 metre tal. It can be branched or unbranched[ 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, and possibly also as a source of oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Afri

HabitatDisturbed places in upland forest, a weed in cultivated land; at elevations from sea level to 3,170 metres, though mainly at 1,500 - 2,000 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. , 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. ].