Fabaceae FAMILY

Kotschya strigosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kotschya strigosa is an erect or sprawling perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 30 - 240cm tall[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon; Uganda, Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar

HabitatGrassland; bushland; cultivations; Brachystegia woodland; Brachystegia, Julbernardia, Uapaca and other woodlands; evergreen fringing forest; streamsides; lake shores; marsh edges; peaty or sandy soil; old fallow land; bushy rocky rather dry places; etc[32