Brassicaceae FAMILY

Rorippa madagascariensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rorippa madagascariensis is an annual plant with branched, erect stems growing from a fine taproot; it can grow from 20 - 50cm tall[ 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. , 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 - coastal, from Senegal to northern Namibia, also in Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Madagascar

HabitatHumid localities such as open, moist soils along river banks and edges of pools, sometimes along forest paths; mostly in lowland areas, but may also occur at elevations up to 1,200 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. ].