Fabaceae FAMILY

Sphenostylis schweinfurthii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sphenostylis schweinfurthii is an erect perennial plant with unbranched stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 100 - 175cm 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a source of fibre. The yellow flowers are ornamental and attractive, making the plant worthy of cultivation.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSub-Saharan Africa - Senegal through Niger to Sudan and ?Ethiopia. Also found in Angola

HabitatOpen savannah, high terrace (perhaps along river bed), hollows; at elevations up to 1,700 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].