Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Kotschya recurvifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kotschya recurvifolia is an erect, much-branched, somewhat aromatic, sticky shrub; it can grow 20 - 360cm tall, occasionally reaching 450cm[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Kotschya recurvifolia has a wide geographical distribution and is known to occur within the protected areas network. Despite general threats in the region this species is not thought to be specifically threatened or in decline. 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 RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, south to eastern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique

HabitatGrassland, moor, bamboo forest glades, forest edges, secondary thicket, usually on volcanic soils; open evergreen bushland, open parts of evergreen forest, streamsides, seepage channels of granite outcrops, roadsides hillsides; 1,200 - 3,300 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. ].