Molluginaceae FAMILY
Glinus lotoides
Glinus lotoides
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Damascisa is a decumbent, semi-prostrate or prostrate spreading annual plant, branched from the base, with stems 15 - 30cm tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for its edible leaves.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWidely spread through the tropics and subtropics, esp. in Africa, Asia, Australia and S. Europe.
HabitatWoodlands, mixed savannah woodland, grassland, riverine forest, river banks, dry stream beds, sandy soils and roadsides[ 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. ].