
Fabaceae FAMILY
Humularia apiculata
Humularia apiculata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Humularia apiculata is a perennial plant producing several, erect, branched stems from a woody base; the stems become more or less woody and persist. The plant can grow from 30 - 200cm tall[ 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 medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi
HabitatBrachystegia woodland; grassland; at elevations from 900 - 2,100 metres[ 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. ].