Begoniaceae FAMILY

Begonia elatostemmoides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Begonia elatostemmoides is a perennial plant with a creeping stem that roots at the base then becomes erect, sparsely-branched and around 40cm long[ 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. ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a vegetable.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo.

HabitatShady swamps at elevations around 450 metres[ 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. ].