Malvaceae FAMILY

Triumfetta tomentosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Triumfetta tomentosa is a 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 erect stems are 3.5 - 7mm in diameter[ 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 - as a source of medicine, fibre, fuel and food. It has been cultivated in Mauritius for its fibre[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

HabitatForests, swamp margins, bushland, fallows, along the sides of roads and as a weed of cultivated land; at elevations from sea level to 2,400 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. ].