Lamiaceae FAMILY
Syncolostemon bracteosus
Syncolostemon bracteosus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Syncolostemon bracteosus is an erect, annual plant growing up to 90cm tall[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and used locally as an insect repellent.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - widespread in drier areas from Senegal to Sudan and south to Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and S. Africa.
HabitatMarshy grassland[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].