Rubiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pentodon pentandrus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pentodon pentandrus is an annual to short-lived perennial plant with a slender rootstock and decumbent to erect stems up to 90cm long[ 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. This species is widespread, able to exploit a wide range of habitats and does not face any major threats.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Namibia, S. Africa, Swaziland and Madagascar; Arabia - Yemen.

HabitatSwamps, lake and river shores and on seasonally wet grounds, at elevations from sea-level up to 2,250 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. ].