Nyctaginaceae FAMILY
Commicarpus plumbagineus
Commicarpus plumbagineus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Commicarpus plumbagineus is a perennial plant producing annual stems from a woody base. The stems, which can be 4 - 10 metres long, scramble over the ground or can climb into other plants[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - S. Africa, north through much of tropical Africa to the Mediterranean and southern Spain.
HabitatIn forest and grassland, often beside rivers and water courses on a variety of soils at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].