Lantana ukambensis
Verbenaceae FAMILY

Lantana ukambensis

Lantana ukambensis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lantana ukambensis is an unarmed, often multi-stemmed, perennial plant. The more or less woody stems are up to 2 metres tall[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine, insect repellent and for fuel. It is also sometimes grown as a hedge and ornamental plant[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Sudan and Ethiopia, south through eastern Africa to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
HabitatGrassland and wooded grassland (with Combretum spp.); open woodland (including Brachystegia); old cultivation; sometimes amongst granite rocks; bushland, and secondary bushland; at elevations from 100 - 2,100 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].