Fabaceae FAMILY
Adenodolichos paniculatus
Adenodolichos paniculatus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Adenodolichos paniculatus is an erect shrub or subshrub with stems that become more or less woody; it can grow from 1.5 - 4.5 metres tall[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - running in a belt from Guinea, through Nigeria to South Sudan, northern DR Congo and Uganda
HabitatWoodland; scrub; grassland with scattered low trees; wooded savannahs on hardpan; regrowths; at elevations from 900 - 1,350 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. ].