Fabaceae FAMILY
Ormocarpum trichocarpum
Ormocarpum trichocarpum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ormocarpum trichocarpum is a shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 5 metres tall[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northern S. Africa
HabitatBrachystegia, Acacia or Colophospermum woodland and savannah at elevations from 50 - 1,400 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. ].