Brassicaceae FAMILY

Schouwia purpurea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Schouwia purpurea is a bushy, annual plant that can grow up to 90cm tall, with the stem becoming woody at the base[ 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. , 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 as a food and source of fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - throughout northern Africa and the Sahel to Somalia and into Arabia.

HabitatMountain ridges at elevations around 1,500 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. ]. A desert and savannah plant, sometimes occurring in large stands after rains, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,500 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. ].