Zygophyllaceae FAMILY

Kallstroemia maxima

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kallstroemia maxima is a much-branched annual plant with prostrate stems that can be up to 1 metre long, often forming dense mats of vegetation[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. Young plants are sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally as a potherb[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - French Guiana, Venezuela, north to the Caribbean, Central America, Florida.

HabitatMoist thickets or plains, often in sand or a weed in cultivated ground, mainly near sea level, but also extending to elevations of 1,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].