Molluginaceae FAMILY
Mollugo pentaphylla
Mollugo pentaphylla
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
African chickweed is an erect or prostrate, annual plant with a thin taproot. It is often freely branched from the base with thin stems 2 - 35cm long[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, through tropical Asia to Australia, New Caledonia and Micronesia.
HabitatLocally abundant as a minor weed in cultivated areas, including rice fields and open grasslands, but also in sandy or stony localities, at low and medium altitudes[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].