Malvaceae FAMILY
Corchorus pseudocapsularis
Corchorus pseudocapsularis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Corchorus pseudocapsularis is a much-branched annual growing up to 1 metre tall. The edible leaves are gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique.
HabitatMopane woodland; clearing in Brachystegia woodland; river banks; mixed woodland and thicket; weed of cultivation; bushland and grassland on seasonally water-logged black cotton soil; at elevations from 800 - 1,650 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. ].