Asteraceae FAMILY

Dichrocephala chrysanthemifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although it is grazed by cattle, there are reports, unproven, that the plant is highly toxic and can cause abortions in domestic stock[ 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/ ].

Botanical Description

Dichrocephala chrysanthemifolia is a straggling, aromatic, branched, annual plant growing up to 100cm tall[ 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 medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Cameroon to Gabon, east to Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia; eastern Africa to Malawi, Mozambique; Arabian Peninsular; tropical Asia.

HabitatOpen grassland and semi-shaded stream sides in montane regions of west Africa[ 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/ ].