Fabaceae FAMILY

Eriosema salignum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eriosema salignum is an erect, perennial plant growing from a long root that is said to be as hard as a bone. The slender stems can grow 10 - 60cm tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 1322 Title A Contribution to the Flora of the Leribe Plateau and Environs Publication Annals of the South African Museum Vol XVI Author Garabedian S. Publisher South African Museum Year 1917 ISBN Description A brief description of the plants, usually giving local names and often traditional uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - southern Mozambique, eastern S. Africa, Swaziland

HabitatGrassland[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. Veld and mountain slopes[ 1322 Title A Contribution to the Flora of the Leribe Plateau and Environs Publication Annals of the South African Museum Vol XVI Author Garabedian S. Publisher South African Museum Year 1917 ISBN Description A brief description of the plants, usually giving local names and often traditional uses. ].