Fabaceae FAMILY
Rhynchosia goetzei
Rhynchosia goetzei
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rhynchosia goetzei is an erect or sometimes scrambling perennial plant with somewhat woody, much-branched stems. The stems are usually twining near their tips and sometimes the plant becomes a distinct climber. It can grow from 60 - 200cm tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - eastern DR Congo to Tanzania, south to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
HabitatMiombo, Uapaca-Brachystegia and chipya woodlands, grassland and bushland, streamside grassland and riverine thicket, often on termite mounds; at elevations from 60 - 1,500 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].