Tetraena alba

Botanical Description

Tetraena alba is a succulent-leafed dwarf shrub or subshrub growing about 50cm tall and spreading[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The young parts are greyish, cobwebby tomentose[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and is sometimes used locally to make a toilet water.