Abutilon mauritianum

Botanical Description

Abutilon mauritianum is a shrubby perennial plant with stems that usually become woody and persist, though are sometimes annual with the plant dying back to a woody base. It grows from 0.5 - 2 metres tall with occasional specimens reaching a height of 3.5 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. ]. A multipurpose plant, it is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of many commodities. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].