Fabaceae FAMILY

Rhynchosia congensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rhynchosia congensis is a stout climbing plant with twining stems that can be 1.8 - 6 metres long. The stems trail over the ground and climb into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 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 sometimes, especially in times of need, harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Guinea to southern Ethiopia, south to northern Angola, southern DR Congo and northern Mozambique, avoiding areas of high rainfall

HabitatCoastal grassland and bushland on sand; rain-forest edges; forest gallery; clearings; wooded savannah; "muhulu" edges; along river bank, by thickets, rather rare; up to 1,000 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. ].