Fabaceae FAMILY
Leobordea decumbens
Leobordea decumbens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Leobordea decumbens is a perennial plant producing a cluster of prostrate stems 10 - 30cm long from a slender, branched, perennial rootstock. The plant forms a mat of growt[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, southern Namibia, Swaziland, S. Africa
HabitatShort grassland[ 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. ].