Asteraceae FAMILY
Emilia praetermissa
Emilia praetermissa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Emilia praetermissa is an erect annual plant, usually growing up to 1 metre tall but occasionally to 1.5 metres[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Nigeria.
HabitatOpen ground in the forest zone, and also commonly found in brackish mangrove swamps[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].