Lamiaceae FAMILY

Tetradenia riparia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ginger bush is a tall shrub with sticky, aromatic foliage, growing up to 3 metres tall with occasional specimens reaching 5 metre[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The plant is a popular traditional medicine throughout its range. It is also grown as an ornamental, being valued especially for its flowers[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Angola to Mozambique, south to S. Africa.

HabitatAlong river banks, forest margins, dry wooded valleys and hillsides in areas where there is little frost[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].