Asteraceae FAMILY
Gymnanthemum coloratum
Gymnanthemum coloratum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gymnanthemum coloratum is a shrub or small tree usually growing from 1.5 - 7.5 metres tall. The bole can be up to 30cm in diameter[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a medicinal and a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, eastern DR Congo, Mozambique, Botswana, S. Africa.
HabitatSavannah at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. Found in a variety of habitats including miombo, mixed deciduous and escarpment woodlands, riverine vegetation, grassland and sometimes on termite mounds[ 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. ].