Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Halosarcia indica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Halosarcia indica is a small, leafless, glabrous shrub, with prostrate main stem forming loose open mats and numerous ascending or erect lateral branches up to 30 cm 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 edible stems are harvested from the wild and used locally[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical coasts of the Indian Ocean from Africa through Asia to Australia.

HabitatSalt marshes by the sea and mangrove swamps.