Fabaceae FAMILY
Chamaecrista biensis
Chamaecrista biensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Chamaecrista biensis is a perennial plant producing several stems up to 45cm long from a woody rootstock. The stems are usually prostrate or decumbent, occasionally more or less erect[ 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 is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, southern Mozambique, S. Africa.
HabitatWidely distributed in savannah on deep sandy and loamy soils. It is most common in disturbed areas such as ploughed land and grazed areas[ 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. ].