Apocynaceae FAMILY
Xysmalobium heudelotianum
Xysmalobium heudelotianum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Xysmalobium heudelotianum is an erect, herbaceous plant producing stems up to 60cm tall from a perennial rootstock[ 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 sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine and plaster for walls.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Savannah areas from Senegal to Somalia, south to S. Africa.
HabitatGrassy savannah[ 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/ ].