Onagraceae FAMILY

Ludwigia erecta

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ludwigia erecta is an erect, much-branched, annual plant, sometimes becoming woody at the base, growing 40 - 300cm tall[ 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. , 380 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 46 Publication Author Publisher Missouro Botanical Garden Year 1959 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains a review of the genus Daphnopsis. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean; SE North America.

HabitatDitches and wet places in Panama[ 380 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 46 Publication Author Publisher Missouro Botanical Garden Year 1959 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains a review of the genus Daphnopsis. ]. In Africa it is found naturalized on river banks and in other wet localities, as well as on moist wasteland, at elevations up to 1,200 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. ].