Malvaceae FAMILY

Triumfetta pilosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Triumfetta pilosa is a perennial herb or shrub growing up to 3 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is often weak-stemmed and straggling or climbing[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant has a range of local uses, being harvested from the wild especially for its fibre and medicinal applications.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa -Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar. E. Asia - Indian subcontinent, southern China, Malaysia.

HabitatForest, woodland and grassland, in swamp edges or on stream banks, along roads, in fallows and as a weed of cultivation, at elevations of 1,000 - 2,550 metres, occasionally to 2,750 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].