Apiaceae FAMILY
Alepidea peduncularis
Alepidea peduncularis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alepidea peduncularis is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing strongly branched stems up to 120cm tall from a cluster of thick, fleshy, fibrous roots[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical east Africa - Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, south to southern DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and S. Africa.
HabitatPredominantly in montane, often-burnt grassland[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. It also occurs in open localities in montane forest and Brachystegia woodland and on rocky hillsides, at elevations from 1,000 - 3,800 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].