Urticaceae FAMILY
Pouzolzia guineensis
Pouzolzia guineensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pouzolzia guineensis is an erect, branched, annual to short-lived perennial plant with stems that become somewhat woody at the base; it usually grows up to 1 metre tall, occasionally to 2 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Central African Republic and DR Congo, south to Angola, Tanzania and Madagascar. Also in Ethiopia.
HabitatSecondary forests; riverine forest in savannah areas; humid wooded grassland; open places: lake sides, forest edges and clearings, way sides, villages, rubbish; gregarious, very common; in shade under trees; sometimes among rocks; to 1,300 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].