Fabaceae FAMILY

Indigofera garckeana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera garckeana is a softly-woody shrub growing 100 - 300cm tall[ 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 medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal, Chad, Ethiopia and Eritrea, south through eastern Africa to Zimbabwe

HabitatScattered-trees grassland; deciduous, Brachystegia woodland; wooded savannah or open forest on sand; under slight shade on tamped soil; bushland; at elevations from 550 - 1,950 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. ].