Plantaginaceae FAMILY
Plantago palmata
Plantago palmata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Plantago palmata is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 40cm tall from a short, stout rhizome with numerous whitish roots. The leaves are arranged spirally in a basal rosette, the inflorescence is a dense spike up to 17cm long on a peduncle 5 - 30cm long[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of material for basketry.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to Ethiopia and Kenya, south to Zimbabwe.
HabitatDisturbed sites, along roadsides, in openings of sub-montane forest, grassland or (less often) as a weed of plantations and gardens; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,400 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. ].