Cleomaceae FAMILY
Cleome allamanii
Cleome allamanii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cleome allamanii is a bushy annual to short-lived perennial plant with an erect, much-branched stem, growing up to 1 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Kenya.
HabitatSandy and rocky localities[ 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. ].