Fabaceae FAMILY

Indigofera leptoclada

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera leptoclada is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a clusster of erect stems 15 - 35cm tall from a woody rootstock[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to western Nigeria

HabitatSometimes abundant, growing on lateritic ground, wooded savannah; sandy soils[ 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. ].