Marantaceae FAMILY
Ataenidia conferta
Ataenidia conferta
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ataenidia conferta is a perennial plant forming dense tangles of growth up to 1.2 metres tall from short rhizomes. The plant is used locally for making mats and baskets. It also has local medicinal applications.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to Sudan, south to Angola and DR Congo.
HabitatWet places in dense forests[ 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/ ].